Women
NED
Naomi Verkerk
NED- Date of birth29 Apr 2000
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- Place of birthNieuw-Vennep
- Start skating / Club She began skating at age nine. / Team Novus: Beetsterzwaag, NED
- LanguagesDutch, English
- CoachDaniel Greig [club], AUS
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (team-novus-skating.com, 2023)
Making her World Cup debut during the 2022/23 season. (team-novus-skating.com, 2023)
ATHLETICS
In 2023 she competed in athletics at national level in the Netherlands when she participated in the women's 400m at the Golden Spike event in Leiden. "From April to October, speed skaters are looking for their own things to enjoy. I wanted to have a competitive incentive during this period. A cycling race or a roller skating race doesn't really appeal to me. I consider this challenge to be excellent training. In terms of time it may seem like a skating distance of between 500m and 1000m, but otherwise it will be a completely new experience." (schaatsen.nl, 09 Jun 2023; worldathletics.org, 10 Jun 2023)
FURTHER EDUCATION
After studying for a bachelor's degree in technical medicine at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, in 2021 she began studying for a master's degree in the same subject at the same institution. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2023)
In 2023 she competed in athletics at national level in the Netherlands when she participated in the women's 400m at the Golden Spike event in Leiden. "From April to October, speed skaters are looking for their own things to enjoy. I wanted to have a competitive incentive during this period. A cycling race or a roller skating race doesn't really appeal to me. I consider this challenge to be excellent training. In terms of time it may seem like a skating distance of between 500m and 1000m, but otherwise it will be a completely new experience." (schaatsen.nl, 09 Jun 2023; worldathletics.org, 10 Jun 2023)
FURTHER EDUCATION
After studying for a bachelor's degree in technical medicine at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, in 2021 she began studying for a master's degree in the same subject at the same institution. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2023)
She has competed in athletics at national level in the Netherlands, participating in the women's 400m at the 2023 Golden Spike event in Leiden. (schaatsen.nl, 09 Jun 2023; worldathletics.org, 10 Jun 2023)
Her father was a coach at the Zwanenburg skating club in the Netherlands. After going along to the club with her father for fun one day, she began going every week.
Daniel Greig [club], AUS
