Eddy Verheijen
{{short description|Dutch speed skater}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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| name = Eddy Verheijen
| image = Eddy Verheijen 1970.jpg
| caption = Verheijen in 1970
| full_name = Frits Eddy Verheijen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vaals, the Netherlands
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| height = 1.71 m
| weight = 63 kg
| sport = Speed skating
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Frits Eddy Verheijen (born 21 March 1946) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 and 1500 meter events finishing in 25th and 19th place, respectively.
Verheijen married Rieneke Demming, an international speed skater. Their two sons, Frank and Carl, also became prominent speed skaters.
Personal records
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{{PersonalRecordsSport| Men's Speed skating}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 500 meter| 40.2| 2 March 1972| Inzell| }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1000 meter| 1:22.8| 19 January 1971| Davos| }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1500 meter| 2:01.4| 6 February 1971| Davos| }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 3000 meter| 4:10.7| 2 March 1972| Inzell | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 5000 meter| 7:20.6| 4 March 1972| Inzell | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 10000 meter| 15:15.3| 5 March 1972| Inzell | }}
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Verheijen has a score of 170.491 points on the Adelskalender
Tournament overview
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| | {{center|DEVENTER}} 4th 500m 7th 5000m 5th 1500m 7th 10000m 5th overall | {{center|DEVENTER}} 28th 500m 19th 5000m 21st 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall(26th) | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{center|AMSTERDAM}} 17th 500m 13th 5000m 13th 1500m 8th 10000m 13th overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{center|AMSTERDAM}} 13th 500m 6th 5000m 12th 1500m {{bronze3}} 10000m 8th overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{center|HEERENVEEN}} 11th 500m 9th 5000m 7th 1500m {{bronze3}} 10000m 6th overall | {{center|INZELL}} 20th 500m 9th 5000m 12th 1500m 8th 10000m 12th overall | {{center|DEVENTER}} 27th 500m 15th 5000m 18th 1500m 14th 10000m 15th overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{center|DEVENTER}} 10th 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 6th 10000m 5th overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | {{center|OSLO}} 18th 500m 8th 5000m 7th 1500m 5th 10000m 9th overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{center|AMSTERDAM}} {{bronze3}} 500m 5th 5000m {{bronze3}} 1500m {{silver2}} 10000m {{bronze3}} overall | {{center|HEERENVEEN}} 5th 500m 10th 5000m 12th 1500m 8th 10000m 6th overall | {{center|GOTHENBURG}} 13h 500m 8th 5000m 8th 1500m 6th 10000m 7th overall | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | {{center|DEVENTER}} 5th 500m {{gold1}} 5000m {{silver2}} 1500m {{gold1}} 10000m {{bronze3}} overall | {{center|DAVOS}} 15th 500m 5th 5000m 8th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall | {{center|OSLO}} 14th 500m {{bronze3}} 5000m {{bronze3}} 1500m 4th 10000m 5th overall | {{center|SAPPORO}} 25th 500m 19th 1500m | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
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| | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | | {{center|GOTHENBURG}} 8th 500m 7th 5000m 6th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall | {{center|SKIEN}} 8th 500m 4th 5000m 8th 1500m 4th 10000m 7th overall |
- ISSL = International Speed Skating League [defunct]
- NC = No classification
- DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance
source:{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1946032101
|title = Eddy Verheijen|publisher = speedskatingstats.com |access-date = 16 November 2022}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/skater/eddy-verheijen
|title = Eddy Verheijen|publisher = speedskatingnews.info |access-date = 23 November 2022}}
{{cite web |url= https://www.schaatsstatistieken.nl/index.php?file=schaatser&code=1946032101
|title= Eddy Verheijen|publisher= schaatsstatistieken.nl|access-date = 28 January 2021}}
References
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External links
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- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930084651/http://edverheijen.nl/ |title=Official website |date=dmy}}
- {{The-Sports|26766}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Dutch male speed skaters
Category:Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands
Category:Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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