Men
NED
Douwe de Vries
NED- Date of birth14 Jun 1982
- Height180 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownHeerenveen
- Place of birthHallum
- Start skatingHe began skating outdoors in 1987. He got involved in organised speed skating at age six in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
- Club STG Stiens [NED] / Team Jumbo-Visma [NED]:
- HobbiesWindsurfing, motorbikes, mountaineering. (schaatsen.nl, 31 Oct 2014)
- LanguagesDutch, English, Frisian, German
- FamilyWife Yanna, son Melle
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning gold in team pursuit at the world single distances championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018)
Dutch speed skater Jan Smeekens. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018)
Dutch speed skater Jan Smeekens. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018)
Illness meant he was unable to race during the second day of competition at the 2016 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. (schaatspeloton.nl, 09 Jan 2016)
He broke his collarbone in 2010 and 2015. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)
He suffered from a hernia in 2012. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)
He broke his collarbone in 2010 and 2015. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)
He suffered from a hernia in 2012. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)
RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive speed skating in February 2020. "I notice that everything is not as easy as it was before. At a certain moment your career is finished and that point is now. It's been nice. I think I can say that now at the age of 37." (ad.nl, 05 Mar 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In February 2019 he was elected to the International Skating Union [ISU] Athletes' Commission. (schaatsen.nl, 08 Feb 2019)
He retired from competitive speed skating in February 2020. "I notice that everything is not as easy as it was before. At a certain moment your career is finished and that point is now. It's been nice. I think I can say that now at the age of 37." (ad.nl, 05 Mar 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In February 2019 he was elected to the International Skating Union [ISU] Athletes' Commission. (schaatsen.nl, 08 Feb 2019)
He has competed in marathon skating at national level. (douwedevries.weblog.nl, 17 Jan 2012)
He began skating because the sport is popular in the Netherlands.
