Men
NED
Bart HOOLWERF
NED- Date of birth27 Jan 1998
- ProfessionAthlete, Construction Worker
- HometownEemdijk
- Place of birthEemdijk
- Start skating / Club He began skating at age three. / Team Reggeborgh: Netherlands
- HobbiesPlaying the guitar. (Instagram profile, 17 Oct 2023)
- LanguagesDutch, English
- FamliyPartner Maya De Jong
- CoachRoy Boeve [club]
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
To compete in the men's mass start at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (schaatsen.nl, 05 Oct 2023)
Winning silver in the men's mass start at the 2023 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 04 Mar 2023)
MASS START AMBITION
In 2022 he left Team Jumbo-Visma and joined Team Reggeborgh as he believed the switch would help him to progress in the mass start event. "[Mass start] is not a primary goal at Jumbo. They are just super good at the 5000m and the 1500m. So I've had conversations about what's possible. I could focus a bit more on the long track, but the thing is that I really remained part of that marathon team. But I see for myself that if I want to go for that mass start, you need a few people around you who will guide you in it and do everything with you. Reggeborgh wants to set up a mass start branch, a kind of mass start team. And they really want to get started on that. In principle, that does not yet exist, so that is a risk, there are still many things uncertain. The marathon team is up, the sprint team is up, but things still have to happen. I want to make that mass start my speciality and get the most out of it." (schaatsen.nl, 15 Feb 2022)
FAMILY BUSINESS
His family run Hoolwerf Heiwerken, a construction company in Eemdijk, Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 26 May 2022)
In 2022 he left Team Jumbo-Visma and joined Team Reggeborgh as he believed the switch would help him to progress in the mass start event. "[Mass start] is not a primary goal at Jumbo. They are just super good at the 5000m and the 1500m. So I've had conversations about what's possible. I could focus a bit more on the long track, but the thing is that I really remained part of that marathon team. But I see for myself that if I want to go for that mass start, you need a few people around you who will guide you in it and do everything with you. Reggeborgh wants to set up a mass start branch, a kind of mass start team. And they really want to get started on that. In principle, that does not yet exist, so that is a risk, there are still many things uncertain. The marathon team is up, the sprint team is up, but things still have to happen. I want to make that mass start my speciality and get the most out of it." (schaatsen.nl, 15 Feb 2022)
FAMILY BUSINESS
His family run Hoolwerf Heiwerken, a construction company in Eemdijk, Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 26 May 2022)
He has represented the Netherlands in roller speed skating and competed at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Nov 2021; gooieneemlander.nl, 22 Aug 2021)
His family enjoyed speed skating and roller speed skating.
Roy Boeve [club]
