Sven Kramer (speed skater)

Sven Kramer
Full name	Sven Kramer
nation	Netherlands
birthday	23rd April 1986 (age 34)
place of birth	Heerenveen , Netherlands
size	185 cm
Weight	78 kg
Career
discipline	Speed ​​skating
Trainer	Jac Orie
status	active
Medal table
winter Olympics 4 × 2 × 3 × M-World Championship medals 8 × 0 × 3 × E-World Cup medals 19 × 3 × 2 × EM medals 11 × 2 × 0 ×
winter Olympics silver Turin 2006 5000 m bronze Turin 2006 Team tracking gold Vancouver 2010 5000 m bronze Vancouver 2010 Team tracking gold Sochi 2014 5000 m silver Sochi 2014 10,000 m gold Sochi 2014 Team tracking gold Pyeongchang 2018 5000 m bronze Pyeongchang 2018 Team tracking  All around world championships bronze Moscow 2005 All-around bronze Calgary 2006 All-around gold Heerenveen 2007 All-around gold Berlin 2008 All-around gold Hamar 2009 All-around gold Heerenveen 2010 All-around gold Moscow 2012 All-around gold Hamar 2013 All-around gold Calgary 2015 All-around gold Berlin 2016 All-around gold Hamar 2017 All-around bronze 2019 Calgary Four-way fight  Individual distance world championships gold Salt Lake City 2007 5000 m gold Salt Lake City 2007 10,000 m gold Salt Lake City 2007 Team tracking silver Nagano 2008 1500 m gold Nagano 2008 5000 m gold Nagano 2008 10,000 m gold Nagano 2008 Team tracking gold Vancouver 2009 5000 m gold Vancouver 2009 10,000 m gold Vancouver 2009 Team tracking gold Heerenveen 2012 5000 m gold Heerenveen 2012 Team tracking gold Sochi 2013 5000 m silver Sochi 2013 10,000 m gold Sochi 2013 Team tracking gold Heerenveen 2015 5000 m gold Heerenveen 2015 Team tracking gold Kolomna 2016 5000 m gold Kolomna 2016 10,000 m gold Gangneung 2017 5000 m gold Gangneung 2017 10,000 m bronze Gangneung 2017 1500 m gold 2019 Inzell Team tracking bronze 2019 Inzell 5000 m gold 2020 Salt Lake City Team tracking silver 2020 Salt Lake City 5,000 m  All-around European Championships silver Heerenveen 2005 All-around gold Collalbo 2007 All-around gold Kolomna 2008 All-around gold Heerenveen 2009 All-around gold Hamar 2010 All-around gold Budapest 2012 All-around gold Heerenveen 2013 All-around gold Chelyabinsk 2015 All-around gold Minsk 2016 All-around gold Heerenveen 2017 All-around gold Klobenstein 2019 All-around  European championships gold 2020 Heerenveen Team tracking silver 2020 Heerenveen 5000 m
Placements in the speed skating world cup
Debut in the World Cup 2004/05  World Cup victories 61 (including 42 individual wins)  Total toilet 1500 7th ( 2007/08 )  Total toilet 5000/10000 1. ( 2006/07 , 2008/09 , 2015/16 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  1500 meters 3 1 0  5000 meters 34 3 1  10,000 meters 5 1 0  Team competition 19th 0 0
last change: February 21, 2020

Sven Kramer (born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen ) is a Dutch speed skater . He specializes primarily in long distances (5000 m, 10,000 m). With nine titles he is the most successful speed skater at all- around world championships .

biography

Sven Kramer was born in 1986 in Heerenveen and grew up not far from the Dutch speed skating center in Oudeschoot , where he still lives today. Early on, Kramer followed in the footsteps of his father Yep Kramer, a former speed skater who took part in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and in Sarajevo in 1984 over 5000 and 10,000 m. He started ice skating as early as preschool age and went through all age groups without attracting any particular attention. He first drew international attention in 2002 in a junior B international match against Germany in Deventer, where he finished third.

In December 2004 Sven Kramer won the Dutch championships in the great four-way combat, also called all-round all-round competitions , in which the winner is determined after races over 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m. This victory qualified him for participation in the European championships, where he won the silver medal behind his compatriot Jochem Uytdehaage . At the all-round world championships in 2005 Kramer was able to secure the bronze medal behind the Americans Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick , at the all-around world championships in the junior area he won the title. In the Speed ​​Skating World Cup, Sven Kramer achieved his best result of the season with fifth place over 5000 m in the competition in Baselga di Pinè, Italy, and at the end of the 2004/05 World Cup season he finished twelfth over the 5000 and 10,000 m distance.

At the end of the 2004/2005 season, Sven Kramer signed with the Dutch TVM team, where he is trained by Gerard Kemkers together with Gerard van Velde , Carl Verheijen and Jochem Uytdehaage . The 1.85 m tall and 78 kg heavy athlete celebrated his sporting breakthrough in the following season at the Speed ​​Skating World Cup on November 19, 2005 in Salt Lake City . On the Olympic track in 2002 he succeeded in setting Chad Hedrick's world record and with 6: 08.78 min, undercutting the American's best time by 0.90 s. As one of the most promising young talents in the Dutch speed skating sport, Sven Kramer was one of the favorites at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , where the 19-year-old won the silver medal in the 5000 m with a time of 6: 16.40 minutes, and only the Olympic champion Chad Hedrick (6: 14.68 min) had to give up. A few days later he finished third in the team pursuit with Rintje Ritsma , Carl Verheijen, Erben Wennemars and Mark Tuitert, behind Olympic champions Italy and the USA, after stumbling over a barrier block in the team race. Kramer described winning the bronze medal as a defeat for his home country: "It was as if I had missed a penalty in the World Cup final." Later he took first place in the season finale in Heerenveen over 5000 m. At the subsequent all-around world championships in Calgary in March 2006, Kramer managed to set a new world record over the 10,000 m distance (12: 51.60 min).

The 2006/2007 season began Sven Kramer in November 2006 with a triple triumph at the Dutch individual distance championships in Assen with victories over the 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m distances. A month later, he secured the Dutch all-round title in the Grand Four-Fight, ahead of Carl Verheijen and Erben Wennemars, and took the top spot over the 5000 m both times at the World Cup events in Heerenveen and Berlin. At the all-round European Championship in Collalbo , Italy , he also won the gold medal on the open-air artificial ice rink with world records over 5000 m and 10,000 m, ahead of the Italian Enrico Fabris , who triumphed over the short distances. Kramer underscored his favorite status a little later at the individual distance World Championships in Salt Lake City, where he won the titles over 5000 m and 10,000 m (with a world record) and also won the team pursuit with his teammates Verheijen and Wennemars.

Kramer on a horse-drawn sleigh after winning the all- around European championships in Heerenveen in 2009

After the season that brought Kramer the Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy , the speed skater fell ill with Pfeiffer's glandular fever . Despite the illness, he was able to build on earlier successes in the following years and set five world records in 2007 and 2008 and became all-round world champion. At the Individual Distance World Championships in Salt Lake City, he won gold medals in the 5000 m, 10,000 m and in the team pursuit. A year later, Kramer managed to defend his title at the world championships in Nagano and won a silver medal over the 1500 m course. In 2007 he also won the overall World Cup over the long distances.

At the all-around European Championship in Heerenveen at home in early January 2009, Kramer became European champion after victories in the 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m. In the same year, after 2007, he again took first place in the endurance world cup over 5000 and 10,000 m and in mid-March he won the title over 5000 m, 10,000 m and in the team pursuit at the individual distance world championships in Richmond, Canada.

In the Olympic winter 2009/2010, Kramer decided the World Cup in Calgary over the 5000 m distance. At the all-around European championships in early January 2010 he won the gold medal in front of the Italian Enrico Fabris after individual victories over 5000 m and 10,000 m. At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver , he lived up to his favorite status and won the gold medal over the 5000 m distance in the Olympic record time of 6: 14.60 minutes. Over the subsequent 10,000 m, Kramer advanced to the tragic figure of the Olympic speed skating competitions when, lying on the gold course, his trainer Gerard Kemkers incorrectly instructed him on the inside lane while changing lanes. The subsequent disqualification was Kramer's first long-haul defeat since December 2006. A few days later, he and Mark Tuitert and Simon Kuipers retired in the team pursuit in the semi-finals after weak changes against the USA. In the race for third place, Kramer, Tuitert and Jan Blokhuijsen secured the bronze medal against Norway and ran a new Olympic record of 3: 39.95 minutes. During this time the Dutch were faster than the later Olympic champions from Canada. At the traditional reception for all Orange medalists after the Games, Queen Beatrix named him “Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion ”. At the end of the season, Kramer won the all-around world championship for the fourth time in a row with individual distance successes over 5000 m and 10,000 m .

At the end of November 2010, Kramer announced that he would not be able to participate in the 2010/11 season due to an injury in his right thigh. After speculation in his home country about a possible end to his career, he resumed training in spring 2011. A nerve condition that affects the vascular supply was cited as the cause.

After his return, Kramer won his fifth title at the all- around world championships in Moscow in February 2012 , drawing level with the previous title record holders Oscar Mathisen and Clas Thunberg .

Sven Kramer is in a relationship with the two years older Dutch field hockey player Naomi van As , who won the gold medal with the Dutch team at the 2008 Summer Olympics . He successfully completed training as a fitness coach.

Personal bests

route	time	date	place
500 m	36.17 s	December 27, 2009	Heerenveen
1000 m	1: 09.77 min	February 28, 2015	Calgary
1500 m	1: 43.54 min	December 11, 2009	Salt Lake City
3000 m	3: 37.45 min	October 7, 2017	Inzell
5000 m	6: 03.32 min-1	November 17, 2007	Calgary
10,000 m	12: 38.89 min²	February 11, 2017	Gangneung
Team chase	3: 35.60 min-1	November 16, 2013	Salt Lake City
All-around	147.567²	February 8, 2009	Hamar

¹ = world record; ² = national record

World Cup victories

singles No. date place discipline  1. November 18, 2005  Salt Lake City 5000 m  2. March 3, 2006  Heerenveen 5000 m  3. November 11, 2006  Heerenveen 5000 m  4th November 17, 2006  Berlin 5000 m  5. February 4, 2007  Turin 5000 m  6th February 17, 2007  Erfurt 10,000 m  7th March 3, 2007  Calgary 5000 m  8th. November 17, 2007  Calgary 5000 m  9. December 7, 2007  Heerenveen 1500 m  10. December 8, 2007  Heerenveen 5000 m  11. February 23, 2008  Heerenveen 5000 m  12. November 7, 2008  Berlin 5000 m  13. November 8, 2008  Berlin 1500 m  14th November 15, 2008  Heerenveen 5000 m  15th January 30, 2009  Erfurt 5000 m  16. February 15, 2009  Heerenveen 10,000 m  17th March 7, 2009  Salt Lake City 5000 m  18th November 7, 2009  Berlin 5000 m  19th November 14, 2009  Heerenveen 5000 m  20th November 22, 2009  Hamar 10,000 m  21st December 5, 2009  Calgary 5000 m  22nd November 26, 2011  Astana 5000 m  23. March 10, 2012  Berlin 5000 m  24. November 16, 2012  Heerenveen 5000 m  25th November 24, 2012  Kolomna 5000 m  26th February 9, 2013  Inzell 5000 m  27. March 9, 2013  Heerenveen 5000 m  28. November 10, 2013  Calgary 5000 m  29 17th November 2013  Salt Lake City 5000 m  30th December 1st, 2013  Astana 10,000 m  31. November 14, 2014  Obihiro 5000 m  32 December 13, 2014  Heerenveen 5000 m  33. November 13, 2015  Calgary 5000 m  34. December 12, 2015  Heerenveen 5000 m  35. January 30, 2016  Stavanger 5000 m  36. March 12, 2016  Heerenveen 5000 m  37. November 11, 2016  Harbin 5000 m  38. November 13, 2016  Harbin 1500 m  39. 18th November 2016  Nagano 5000 m  40. November 12, 2017  Heerenveen 5000 m  41. 19th November 2017  Stavanger 10,000 m  42. 1st December 2017  Calgary 5000 m

team No. date place discipline 1. December 3, 2005  Klobenstein Team tracking 1 2. November 19, 2006  Berlin Team tracking 2 3. February 18, 2007  Erfurt Team tracking 3  4th December 9, 2007  Heerenveen Team tracking 4  5. February 24, 2008  Heerenveen Team tracking 3  6th November 16, 2008  Heerenveen Team tracking 5  7th December 6, 2009  Calgary Team tracking 6  8th. November 20, 2011  Chelyabinsk Team tracking 7  9. 4th December 2011  Heerenveen Team tracking 7  10. 17th November 2012  Heerenveen Team tracking 8  11. March 2, 2013  Erfurt Team tracking 9  12. March 8, 2013  Heerenveen Team tracking 10  13. November 9, 2013  Calgary Team tracking 8  14th November 16, 2013  Salt Lake City Team tracking 8  15th 15th November 2014  Obihiro Team tracking 11  16. December 11, 2015  Heerenveen Team tracking 12  17th November 12, 2016  Harbin Team tracking 13  18th 19th November 2016  Nagano Team tracking 14  19th 2nd December 2017  Calgary Team tracking 8 1With Jochem Uytdehaage and Carl Verheijen . 2With Carl Verheijen and Wennemar's heirs . 3With Carl Verheijen and Wouter Olde Heuvel . 4th With Wouter Olde Heuvel and Wennemars heirs. 5With Simon Kuipers and Carl Verheijen. 6thWith Carl Verheijen and Jan Blokhuijsen . 7th With Jan Blokhuijsen and Wouter Olde Heuvel. 8thWith Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij . 9With Jorrit Bergsma and Koen Verweij. 10 With Jan Blokhuijsen, Koen Verweij and Jorrit Bergsma 11With Wouter Olde Heuvel and Douwe de Vries . 12 With Jorrit Bergsma and Jan Blokhuijsen. 13With Douwe de Vries and Patrick Roest . 14th With Douwe de Vries and Jorrit Bergsma.

literature

• Johan Boef: Sven. Amsterdam: Rap, 2014, ISBN 978-94-004-0108-2

Web links

Commons : Sven Kramer  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (nl.)
• Statistics from Sven Kramer at Speedskatingnews
• Photos by Sven Kramer at DESGphoto
• Sven Kramer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sven Kramer . In: Internationales Sportarchiv , 33/2008 from August 12, 2008 (mz), supplemented by news from MA-Journal until week 02/2010; accessed on February 13, 2010 via Munzinger Online
2. ^ ^{A b} Johannes Korge: Disqualification for gold favorite: Coach sends Dutch super speed skaters down the wrong track . Spiegel Online , February 24, 2010; Retrieved February 24, 2010
3. ^ Sid: Kramer waives reception and honors at Welt Online , March 3, 2010; Retrieved March 3, 2010
4. ^ Olympic champion Kramer back on the ice on focus.de, February 22, 2011; Retrieved March 19, 2011
5. ↑ Sven Kramer . In: Internationales Sportarchiv , 34/2010, August 24th 2010 (ph), supplemented by news from MA-Journal up to week 47/2010; accessed on March 19, 2011 via Munzinger Online