Willy Kanis
Willy Kanis (2010) | |
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Date of birth | July 27, 1984 |
nation | Netherlands |
discipline | BMX / track |
Driver type | Sprinter |
End of career | 2012 |
Last updated: August 28, 2018 |
Willy Kanis (born July 27, 1984 in Kampen ) is a former Dutch cyclist and bobsledder . She was one of the dominant short-term track cyclists in her country in the 2000s and early 2010s.
Cycling career
Willy Kanis started cycling on the BMX bike because her brother was also active in this sport. The Dutch Cycling Federation convinced her to use her talent on the track too . In 2005 as well as in 2006 she became BMX world champion. “I ride BMX in summer and on the track in winter,” she explains her priorities.
Kanis was multiple Dutch champion in the short-term track disciplines Keirin , Sprint and Single Pursuit and together with Yvonne Hijgenaar reached the podium in several track cycling World Cups in team sprints . At the Track World Championships in 2007 , she and Hijgenaar were runner-up in the team sprint world championships in Palma de Mallorca. Two years later, at the UCI Track World Championships 2009 in Pruszków , Willy Kanis finished second in the sprint and third in the keirin. By 2012 Willy Kanis had won eleven national titles in the short-term disciplines on the track.
Kanis competed at the Olympic Games twice - in 2008 and 2012 . Her best placement was fourth in the sprint at the 2008 Games. At the London Games, she and Hijgenaar set a new Dutch record in the team sprint (33.090 seconds); the duo took fifth place. After the Olympic Games in 2012, she ended her cycling career.
Switch to the bobsleigh and end of career
For the 2012/13 winter season Kanis began training on the two-man bobsleigh , behind the helmsman Esmé Kamphuis . When they started together for the first time, the duo finished fourth in the World Cup race in Whistler . Willy Kanis's goal was to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , but she was unable to qualify. Then she ended her athletic career.
Personal and professional
Willy Kanis is in a relationship with the former German track sprinter and Dutch national coach René Wolff . The couple has had a son since 2014. Kanis works as a physiotherapist for the Dutch national team.
successes
train
- 2006
- World Cup in Moscow - team sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- Dutch champion - sprint, keirin, 500 meter time trial
- 2007
- World Championship - Team Sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- World Cup in Los Angeles - Team Sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- World Cup in Manchester - team sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- World Cup in Sydney - sprint, team sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- World Cup in Beijing - sprint, team sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- Dutch champion - sprint, keirin
- 2008
- World Cup in Los Angeles - Team Sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- World Cup in Melbourne - 500 meter time trial, team sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- Dutch champion - sprint, keirin, 500 meter time trial
- 2009
- World Championship - Sprint
- World Championship - Keirin
- World Cup in Beijing - team sprint (with Yvonne Hijgenaar )
- Dutch champion - sprint, keirin, 500 meter time trial
- 2010
- World Cup in Beijing - 500-meter time trial
- 2011
BMX
- 2005
- 2006
Web links
- Willy Kanis in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Willy Kanis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Willy Kanis on fibt.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Willy Kanis
- ↑ The Dutch woman Willy Kanis is successfully racing in the Bobsleigh World Cup this winter on radsportseiten.net v. November 27, 2011
- ↑ Oud-baanwielrenster Kanis kan Winterspelen vergeten. nu.nl, September 19, 2013, accessed February 5, 2014 (Dutch).
- ↑ veelzijdige Kanis zet punt eighth carrière. nu.nl, September 19, 2013, accessed on March 1, 2015 (Dutch).
- ↑ Wereldtitels baanwielrennen, waarom niet? NOS, February 15, 2015, accessed March 1, 2015 (Dutch).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kanis, Willy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kampen |