Merijn Scheperkamp
Merijn Scheperkamp (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.
 Scheperkamp at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 March 2000 Hilversum, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Jumbo-Visma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Scheperkamp won the bronze medal at inline skating at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut in October 2021 at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Poland where he finished ninth in the first heat.[1]
He qualified for the 500m at the 2022 Winter Olympics by winning the Dutch Olympic qualifying event.
Scheperkamp is part of the junior team of Team Jumbo-Visma.
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 34.45 | 27 December 2021 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.46 | 5 December 2021 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:46.18 | 30 December 2021 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 3:49.38 | 20 February 2021 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 5000 m | 7:03.84 | 3 February 2019 | Groningen | |
Tournament overview
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
World Cup GWC |
World Championships Junior |
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2018–19 | 7th 500m 11th 1000m 15th 1500m | |||||
2019–20 | 15th 500m 11th 1000m 9th 1500m | 9th 500m 6th 1000m 10th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall | ||||
2020–21 | 7th 500m 11th 1000m 11th 1500m | 8th 500m 7th 1000m 7th 500m 11th 1000m 5th overall | 34th 500m | |||
2021–22 | DQ 500m–1 2nd 500m–2 5th 1000m |  500m  Team sprint | 12th 500m |
Medals won
| Championship | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze  |
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| European Single Distances | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References
- "ISU World Cup #1 – 1st 500m Men Division A". International Skating Union (ISU).
- "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
- Merijn Scheperkamp at the International Skating Union
- Merijn Scheperkamp in SpeedSkatingBase.eu
- Merijn Scheperkamp at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Merijn Scheperkamp at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Merijn Scheperkamp at Olympedia
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