Sven Kramer

Sven Kramer ( born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch speed skater. He specializes mainly due to the long distance ( 5000 m, 10,000 m) and keeps them on the world record. With six titles he is the most successful speed skaters at around World Championships.

Biography

Sven Kramer was born in 1986 in Heerenveen and grew up not far from the Dutch speed skating center on in Oudeschoot, where he still lives today. Early Kramer followed in the footsteps of his father Yep Kramer, a former speed skater, who had participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and 1984 in Sarajevo over 5000 and 10,000 meters. As early as preschool age he began skating, went through all ages without special attention. First attracted international attention in 2002 when he made a B- junior international fight against Germany in Deventer, where he took a third place.

In December 2004, Sven Kramer won the Dutch championships in the Big Four battle, also known as all-round multi- fights, in which the winner after race 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m is determined. This victory qualified him for participation in the European Championships, where he was able to win the silver medal behind his countryman Jochem Uytdehaage. In the all-around world championships 2005, Kramer was able to secure the bronze medal behind Americans Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick in the all-around world championships at junior level he won the title. In the ISU World Cup Speed ​​Sven Kramer reached during competition in the Italian Baselga di Pine with fifth place in the 5000m his best result this season and finished at the end of the World Cup season 2004/ 05 twelfth place on the 5000 and 10,000 m distance.

At the end of the season 2004/2005 Sven Kramer signed with the Dutch TVM team in which he is trained together with, inter alia, Gerard van Velde, Carl Verheijen and Jochem Uytdehaage by Gerard Kemkers. The 1.85 meter tall and 78 kg heavy athlete celebrated his sporting breakthrough in the following season at the Essent ISU World Cup on 19 November 2005 in Salt Lake City. On the Olympic track in 2002, he succeeded the world record of Chad Hedrick and adjust with 6:08,78 min the fastest time by the American by 0.90 sec. to undercut. As one of the most promising young talents of the Dutch speed skating sport Sven Kramer was one of the favorites of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where the 19 -year-old with a time of 6:16,40 won min silver medal in the 5000 m and only the Olympic champion Chad Hedrick ( 6:14,68 min) was defeated. A few days later, he finished in the team pursuit, together with Rintje Ritsma, Carl Verheijen, heirs Wennemars and Mark Tuitert behind Olympic champion Italy and the U.S. in third place, after he had stumbled in the team race with a boundary blocks. Won the bronze medal described Kramer as a defeat for his country: "It was as if I had missed a penalty in the World Cup final. " Later he finished the season finale in Heerenveen 5000m the first place. In the subsequent around World Championships in Calgary in March 2006 succeeded Kramer set a new world record for the 10,000 m distance ( 12:51,60 min) set up.

The 2006/2007 season began Sven Kramer in November 2006 with a triple triumph at the Dutch Single Distance Championships in Assen with victories over the 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m distance. A month later he secured before Carl Verheijen and heirs Wennemars also the Dutch all-round title fight in the Big Four, finishing at the World Cup events in Heerenveen and Berlin, both times the top spot on the 5000 m. In the all- EM in the Italian Collalbo he won on the open -air skating rink with world records in the 5000m and 10,000 m as well as the gold medal, ahead of the Italian Enrico Fabris, who triumphed on the short distances. His favorite status underlined Kramer little later in the Single Distances Championships in Salt Lake City, where he ( world record ) won the title over 5,000 m and 10,000 m, and with his teammates Verheijen and Wennemars the team pursuit could decide for themselves.

After the season, the Kramer Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy earned, sick of the speed skaters at Pfeiffer 's glandular fever. Despite the illness, he could in the coming years to build on past success and ran in 2007 and 2008, five world records and was all-around world champion. In the single distance world championships in Salt Lake City, he won the gold medal over 5000 m, 10,000 m and the team pursuit. A year later succeeded Kramer at the World Championships in Nagano to defend his title and won over the 1500 meter course a silver medal. In 2007, he also decided the overall World Cup over the long haul for themselves.

At the European Championships in Heerenveen home early January 2009, Kramer was after victories over 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m European champion. In the same year he won again in 2007 after the long-distance Welcup over 5000 and 10,000 meters and won the first place in mid-March at the Single Distance World Championships in Canada Richmond the title over 5,000 m, 10,000 m and the team pursuit.

In the Olympic Winter 2009/2010 Kramer decided the World Cup in Calgary over the 5000 - meter course. In the all-around European Championships in early January 2010, he won by individual victories in the 5000m and 10,000 m gold medal ahead of the Italian Enrico Fabris. At the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010, he was his favorite state fair and won over the 5,000 -meter distance in the Olympic record time of 6:14,60 min the gold medal. Over the subsequent 10,000 m Kramer became a tragic figure of the Olympic speed skating competitions when he was wrongly briefed on gold course lying by his coach Gerard Kemkers when changing lanes on the inside lane. The subsequent disqualification was the first defeat Kramer on the long haul since December 2006. Few days later he left together with Mark Tuitert and Simon Kuipers in the team pursuit in the semis after weak Jump against the U.S.. In the race for third, Kramer, Tuitert and Jan Blokhuijsen secured the bronze medal against Norway and ran with 3:39,95 min a new Olympic record. By this time, the Dutch were faster than the later Olympic champion from Canada. In the traditional reception for all Orange medalist after the Games Queen Beatrix appointed him " Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion". At the end of the season Kramer won with Single Distances successes over 5,000 m and 10,000 m for the fourth consecutive year, around World Cup

End of November 2010 was not Kramer known, due to an injury in his right thigh on the 2010/11 season to participate. After it has been speculated in his home about a possible career-ending, he took training in the spring of 2011 again. A neurological disorder that affects the blood supply, was cited as the cause.

After his return Kramer won in February 2012 in Moscow his fifth title at the World Championships all-around and pulled thus equal to the previous title record holders Oscar Mathisen and Clas Thunberg.

Sven Kramer is dating two years older Dutch field hockey player Naomi van As, who won the gold medal with the Dutch team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He successfully completed training as a fitness coach.

Personal Best

¹ = world record; ² = National record

Winter Olympic Games World All-Round Speed Skating Championships 2005 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2006 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2008 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2012 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance Championships 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships European Speed Skating Championships 2007 European Allround Speed Skating Championships 2008 European Allround Speed Skating Championships 2009 European Allround Speed Skating Championships 2010 European Allround Speed Skating Championships 2012 European Allround Speed Skating Championships Lake Placid, New York 1984 Winter Olympics Erben Wennemars Beatrix of the Netherlands Hamar List of Olympic medalists in speed skating Irving Jaffee Hjalmar Andersen Boris Shilkov Knut Johannesen Fred Anton Maier Tomas Gustafson Geir Karlstad Johann Olav Koss Gianni Romme Jaap Eden Jack McCulloch Sigurd Mathisen Coen de Koning Roald Larsen Bernt Evensen Michael Staksrud Hans Engnestangen Birger Wasenius Lassi Parkkinen Odd Lundberg Oleg Goncharenko Henk van der Grift Jonny Nilsson Per Ivar Moe Harm Kuipers Piet Kleine Hilbert van der Duim Hein Vergeer Nikolay Gulyayev Eric Flaim Leo Visser Roberto Sighel Falko Zandstra Ids Postma Adelskalender (skating) Magne Thomassen Hans van Helden Michael Hadschieff
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