Elma de Vries
Encyclopedia
Elma de Vries is a Dutch
marathon speed skater
and inline speed skater
. She is the older sister of marathon speed skater Bob de Vries
.
and athletics
before becoming a member at a speed skating club in Noordenveld
in 1991. In the Summer of 1992 she started inline speed skating in Leek
. In 1996 she was asked to represent the national youth squad of her regional team and eventually represented the Netherlands at five Junior European Championships. In the 2000-01 season she was asked to join Jong Oranje which is the Dutch national youth squad, covered by the national speed skating association KNSB. In two years time as a member of Jong Oranje she appeared on two Junior World Championships. The next two years in the KNSB team she was part of the talent raising squad for starting seniors, while in inline skating she represented the Netherlands in the 2002, 2004 and 2005 European Championships, as well as the 2004 and 2005 World Championships, riding for the Maple Team. In 2004 she trained with the Austria
n national speed skating team for a while and in December 2004 she appeared in her first speed skating marathon. Currently she is part of the professional marathon speed skating team DSB and still participates in long track speed skating every now and then.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
marathon speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and inline speed skater
Inline speed skating
Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to switch between inline and...
. She is the older sister of marathon speed skater Bob de Vries
Bob de Vries
Bob de Vries is a Dutch professional marathon speed skater. He is the brother of Elma de Vries.-Career highlights:2003–042004–05...
.
Biography
De Vries was three years old when she started riding on skates on a small creek near her home, but first became part of a club in artistic gymnasticsArtistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
and athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
before becoming a member at a speed skating club in Noordenveld
Noordenveld
Noordenveld is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Altena, Alteveer, Amerika, Boerelaan, De Horst, De Pol, Een, Een-West, Foxwolde, Huis ter Heide, Langelo, Leutingewolde, Lieveren, Matsloot, Nietap, Nieuw-Roden, Norg, Norgervaart, Peest, Peize, Peizermade,...
in 1991. In the Summer of 1992 she started inline speed skating in Leek
Leek
The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum , also sometimes known as Allium porrum, is a vegetable which belongs, along with the onion and garlic, to family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae...
. In 1996 she was asked to represent the national youth squad of her regional team and eventually represented the Netherlands at five Junior European Championships. In the 2000-01 season she was asked to join Jong Oranje which is the Dutch national youth squad, covered by the national speed skating association KNSB. In two years time as a member of Jong Oranje she appeared on two Junior World Championships. The next two years in the KNSB team she was part of the talent raising squad for starting seniors, while in inline skating she represented the Netherlands in the 2002, 2004 and 2005 European Championships, as well as the 2004 and 2005 World Championships, riding for the Maple Team. In 2004 she trained with the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n national speed skating team for a while and in December 2004 she appeared in her first speed skating marathon. Currently she is part of the professional marathon speed skating team DSB and still participates in long track speed skating every now and then.
Speed skating
- 2000-01 - 3rd at World Junior Championships
- 2001-02 - 1st at World Junior Championships
- 2002-03 - 4th at Dutch Sprint Championships
- 2002-03 - 2nd at 500 metres - Dutch Allround Championships (8th overall)
- 2002-03 - 1st at Dutch Allround Championships (neo-seniors)
- 2003-04 - 2nd at Dutch Allround Championships (neo-seniors)
- 2004-05 - 1st in Weissensee criterium I
- 2004-05 - 2nd in Weissensee criterium II
- 2005-06 - 1st in first speed skating marathon of the season
- 2005-06 - 1st in three stages at the Four Days of the GreenerySix Days of the GreeneryThe Six Days of the Greenery is a marathon speed skating event that that is held on a yearly basis in the Netherlands. The event consists of six races in a six day time span. The distance covered in every race is 100 laps on a 400m track...
(1st overall) - 2005-06 - 1st in four more marathon races
- 2005-06 - 3rd at Dutch natural track marathon championships
- 2005-06 - 1st in Alternative ElfstedentochtElfstedentochtThe Elfstedentocht is the world's largest and longest speed skating competition and leisure skating tour, and is held irregularly in the province of Friesland, Netherlands.The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic...
- 2005-06 - 1st in Weissensee criterium I
- 2005-06 - 1st in BorlangeBorlängeBorlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 49200 inhabitants in 2011.- History :Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870...
marathon - 2006-07 - 1st in five stages of the Essent Cup 2006-07Essent Cup 2006-07The 2006-07 Essent Cup of marathon speed skating will be held in the Netherlands, between October 7 and March 3, 2007.-Men's results:-Rankings:Rankings as of 30 December 2006-Women's results:-Rankings:Rankings as of 30 December 2006...
- 2006-07 - 2nd in three stages of the Essent Cup 2006-07Essent Cup 2006-07The 2006-07 Essent Cup of marathon speed skating will be held in the Netherlands, between October 7 and March 3, 2007.-Men's results:-Rankings:Rankings as of 30 December 2006-Women's results:-Rankings:Rankings as of 30 December 2006...
- 2006-07 - 1st in one stage of the 2006 Six Days of the Greenery2006 Six Days of the GreeneryThe 2006 Six Days of the Greenery of marathon speed skating was held in the Netherlands, between December 11 and December 16, 2006. The tournament hosted six races of 100 laps in six days in the chase for the brussels sprout suit....
(3rd overall) - 2006-07 - 1st in Dutch artificial track marathon championships
Inline speed skating
- 1995 - 1st in Dutch track championships - category 5
- 1996 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 3000 metres cadets
- 1996 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 300 metres cadets
- 1996 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 1500 metres cadets
- 1997 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 1500 metres cadets
- 1997 - 3rd in Dutch track championships - 300 metres cadets
- 1997 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 3000 metres cadets
- 1997 - 3rd at team relay - European Cadets Championships
- 1998 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 1500 metres cadets
- 1998 - 3rd in Dutch track championships - 3000 metres cadets
- 1999 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 300 metres juniors
- 1999 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 1500 metres juniors
- 1999 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 3000 metres juniors
- 1999 - 2nd at team relay - European Junior Championships
- 2000 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 300 metres juniors
- 2000 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 1500 metres juniors
- 2000 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 3000 metres juniors
- 2000 - 3rd overall at European Junior Championships
- 2000 - 2nd at 5000 metres points race - European Junior Championships
- 2000 - 1st at team relay - European Junior Championships
- 2000 - 2nd at team pursuit - European Junior Championships
- 2002 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 5000 metres
- 2002 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 500 metres
- 2002 - 3rd in Dutch track championships - 1500 metres
- 2002 - 3rd at team relay - European Championships
- 2004 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 1000 metres
- 2004 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 5000 metres points race
- 2004 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 15 km elimination
- 2004 - 1st in Dutch track championships - team relay (with Tijn Ponjee and Janneke Hut)
- 2004 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 300 metres
- 2004 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 500 metres
- 2004 - 2nd at 1000 metres - European Track Championships
- 2004 - 2nd at team relay - European Track Championships (with Mariska HuismanMariska HuismanMariska Huisman is a Dutch marathon skater and speedskater. She was the first winner of a mass start worldcup in Astana.At this moment she is the number 2 on the world ranking list.-References:...
and Foske Tamar van der Wal) - 2004 - 3rd at team relay - European Championships (with Tijn Ponjee and Foske Tamar van der Wal)
- 2005 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 300 metres
- 2005 - 1st in Dutch track championships - 500 metres
- 2005 - 1st in Dutch track championships - points race
- 2005 - 1st in Dutch track championships - elimination
- 2005 - 1st in Dutch track championships - team relay
- 2005 - 2nd in Dutch track championships - 1000 metres
- 2005 - 2nd at team relay - European Track Championships (with Tijn Ponjee and Foske Tamar van der Wal)
- 2005 - 3rd at 500 metres - European Championships
- 2005 - 3rd at 10 km points race - European Championships
- 2005 - 3rd overall - World Championships in road distances
- 2006 - 3rd at 500 metres - European Track Championships
- 2006 - 2nd at points race - European Championships
- 2006 - 2nd in Einsiedeln - Swiss Inline Cup
- 2006 - 1st overall in team rankings - Swiss Inline Cup
- 2006 - 2nd individual - World Inline CupWorld Inline CupThe World Inline Cup is the leading competition in inline speed skating. It is accredited by the International Roller Sports Federation.The cup consists of a series of marathons held throughout the year. It was founded in 1998 as the European Inline Cup, and became the World Inline Cup in 2000....
Sunzhou - 2006 - 1nd overall in team rankings - World Inline Cup Sunzhou