Gerard van Velde

{{Short description|Dutch speed skater (born 1971)}}

{{Family name hatnote|lang=Dutch|Van Velde|wrong=Velde}}

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| country = Netherlands

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|30|df=y}}{{cite Sports-Reference

| title = Gerard van Velde

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| accessdate = 6 June 2015

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| archivedate = 11 September 2015

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| birth_place = Wapenveld, Netherlands

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| height = 1.92 m

| weight = 87 kg

| turnedpro = 1990

| retired = 2008

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's speed skating}}

{{Medal|Country|the {{NED}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold |2002 Salt Lake City|1000 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Sprint Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2003 Calgary|Sprint}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Single Distance Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2003 Berlin|1000 m}}

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Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde (born 30 November 1971) is a Dutch retired speed skater who specialised in sprinting. He won an Olympic gold medal in 2002.

Biography

Van Velde was considered the best Dutch sprinter during the early 1990s, but did not manage to win a medal in either the 1992 or 1994 Winter Olympics. Particularly frustrating were the 1992 Games, where he missed a bronze medal by one-hundredth of a second.

During the late 1990s, clap skates became standard in Olympic competition. Van Velde had such difficulty adjusting to the techniques required with these new skates that he retired from skating and became a car salesman. However, he was not finished with the skating world.

Rintje Ritsma, another Dutch skater invited Van Velde to be his training partner, and, during training, he mastered the clap skate techniques. He decided to try out for the 2002 Winter Olympics, in spite of the arrival of a new generation of Dutch sprinters such as Jan Bos, Erben Wennemars and Jakko Jan Leeuwangh. Van Velde became the fourth sprinter to qualify for the games.

In Salt Lake City, he started before all the other favorites and raced to a world record finish. His time of 1:07.18 shaved more than half a second from the previous best world time, and more than a second from his personal best. The skaters who followed were unable to best him, and he won the gold medal.

In December 2005, at the Dutch Olympic trials in Heerenveen, van Velde failed to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In retirement he became a coach.

Records

=Personal records=

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{{PersonalRecordsSport| Men's speed skating}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 500 m | 34.59 | 6 February 2003 | Calgary | }}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1000 m | 1:07.18 | 16 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | Olympic record}}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1500 m | 1:48.53 | 26 September 2004 | Calgary | }}

{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 3000 m | 4:02.18 | 30 November 2004 | Calgary | }}

{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com{{cite web

| title = Gerard van Velde

| url = http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=393

| website = SpeedskatingResults.com

| access-date = 29 August 2012

}}

=World records=

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1000 m1:07.1816 February 2002align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Salt Lake CityWorld record until 20 November 2005

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com{{cite web

| title = Gerard van Velde

| url = http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1971113001

| website = SpeedSkatingStats.com

| access-date = 29 August 2012

}}

Tournament overview

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!
Season

! Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances

! Dutch
Championships
Sprint

! Olympic
Games

! World
Championships
Single
Distances

! World
Championships
Sprint

! World
Cup
GWC

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|
1989–90

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
16th 500m
17e 1000m
{{center|ASSEN}}
10th 500m
10th 1000m
6th 500m
{{bronze3}} 1000m
8th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1990–91

{{center|THE HAGUE}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
10 th1500m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|INZELL}}
20th 500m
10th 1000m
16th 500m
17th 1000m
15th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1991–92

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{gold1}} overall
{{center|ALBERTVILLE}}
5th 500m
4th 1000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|OSLO}}
9th 500m
16th 1000m
6th 500m
{{bronze3}}1000m
6th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1992–93

{{center|DEVENTER}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{bronze3}} 1000m
{{center|UTRECHT}}
{{gold1}} 500m
5th 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{gold1}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|IKAHO}}
18th 500m
9th 1000m
15th 500m
8th 1000m
11th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1993–94

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
12th 1500m
{{center|THE HAGUE}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
13th 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
13th overall
{{center|LILLEHAMMAR}}
21st 500m
9th 1000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|CALGARY}}
15h 500m
5th 1000m
17th 500m
33rd 1000m
30th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1994–95

{{center|THE HAGUE}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{center|ALKMAAR}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{gold1}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|MILWAUKEE}}
17th 500m
4th 1000m
11th 500m
5th 1000m
10th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1995–96

{{center|GRONINGEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{center|ASSEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
{{gold1}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|HAMAR}}
10th 500m
4th 1000m
{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
36th 500m
4th 1000m
25th 500m
10th 1000m
33rd overall

13th 500m
{{bronze3}} 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1996–97

bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|GRONINGEN}}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{silver2}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|WARSAW}}
18th 500m
6th 1000m
{{center|HAMAR}}
12th 500m
10th 1000m
13th 500m
8th 1000m
11th overall

15th 500m
6th 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1997–98

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
4th 500m
7th 1000m
{{center|GRONINGEN}}
7th 500m
7th 1000m
7th 500m
10th 1000m
6th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|CALGARY}}
NS2 500m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
44th 500m
23rd 1000m
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| 1998–99

bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
1999–2000

{{center|DEVENTER}}
{{bronze3}} 500m
5th 1000m
{{center|UTRECHT}}
{{bronze3}} 500m
4th 1000m
4th 500m
4th 1000m
{{bronze3}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|NAGANO}}
19th 500m
{{center|SEOUL}}
22nd 500m
19th 1000m
20th 500m
23rd 1000m
21st overall

32nd 500m
37th 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2000–01

{{center|THE HAGUE}}
7th 500m
12th 1000m
19th 1500m
{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{silver2}} 500m
5th 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{silver2}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|SALT LAKE CITY}}
11th 500m
5th 500m
{{center|INZELL}}
11th 500m
4th 1000m
9th 500m
5th 1000m
7th overall

19th 500m
14th 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2001–02

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{bronze3}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
7th 1500m
{{center|GRONINGEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{gold1}} overall
{{center|SALT LAKE CITY}}
4th 500m
{{gold1}} 1000m
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|HAMAR}}
7th 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
5th 500m
5th 1000m
4th overall

5th 500m
9th 1000m
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|
2002–03

{{center|UTRECHT}}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
8th 1500m
{{center|GRONINGEN}}
{{silver2}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
DNF 1000m
NC overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|BERLIN}}
4th 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{center|CALGARY}}
{{bronze3}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{silver2}} overall

4th 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2003–04

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{center|UTRECHT}}
{{gold1}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{silver2}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|SEOUL}}
8th 500m
NF 1000m
{{center|NAGANO}}
7th 500m
6th 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
4th overall

27th 100m
7th 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2004–05

{{center|ASSEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
6th 1000m
14th 1500m
{{center|GRONINGEN}}
{{gold1}} 500m
4th 1000m
{{gold1}} 500m
{{bronze3}} 1000m
{{gold1}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|INZELL}}
10th 500m
{{center|SALT LAKE CITY}}
{{gold1}} 500m
DNS 1000m
DNS 500m
DNS 1000m
NC overall

11th 500m
{{bronze3}} 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2005–06

{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
5th 500m
6th 1000m
{{center|ASSEN}}
{{silver2}} 500m
{{silver2}} 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
5th 1000m
{{silver2}} overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
9th 500m
10th 1000m
9th 500m
11th 1000m
6th overall

9th 500m
7th 1000m
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2006–07

{{center|ASSEN}}
4th 500m
9th 1000m
{{center|GRONINGEN}}
4th 500m
6th 1000m
{{silver2}} 500m
6th 1000m
4th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|HAMAR}}
15h 500m
14th 1000m
DNS 500m
DNS 1000m
NC overall

15th 500m
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|
2007–08

bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|HEERENVEEN}}
8th 500m
13th 1000m
12th 500m
11th 1000m
10th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |
style="vertical-align: top;"

|
2008–09

bgcolor=#EEEEEE |{{center|GRONINGEN}}
5th 500m
4th 1000m
6th 500m
4th 1000m
6th overall
bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |bgcolor=#EEEEEE |

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/gerard-van-velde/|title=Skater Profile | Gerard van Velde | Men | Netherlands}}

:DQ = Disqualified

:DNF = Did not finish

:DNS = Did not start

:NC = No classification

Medals won

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!Championship!!Gold
{{gold1}} !!Silver
{{silver2}} !!Bronze
{{bronze3}}

Dutch Single Distancesstyle="text-align:center" | 12style="text-align:center" | 5style="text-align:center" | 3
Dutch Sprintstyle="text-align:center" | 6style="text-align:center" | 4style="text-align:center" | 1
Olympic Gamesstyle="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 0style="text-align:center" | 0
World Single Distancesstyle="text-align:center" | 0style="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 0
World Sprintstyle="text-align:center" | 0style="text-align:center" | 1style="text-align:center" | 0

References

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