Sven Kramer
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Sven Kramer is a Dutch
long track speed skater
. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European
and World Allround Champion
. He is also three-time world champion
and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit (the latter alongside Wouter Olde Heuvel
and Erben Wennemars
). Before Shani Davis
he was first in the Adelskalender; as of March 7, 2009, he is second behind Davis. Winning the 2010 World Allround Championship
, he was the first speed skater in history to win 4 consecutive world allround championships, and 8 consecutive international allround championships.
, Friesland
, Netherlands
. He is the son of former speed skater Yep Kramer
, and the four year older brother of speed skater Brecht Kramer.
In December 2004 he won the Dutch Allround Championships
at just 18 years old and thus qualified for the European Allround Championships
for the first time, where he won the silver medal. At the World Allround Championships
2005 he came in third. At the end of that season he signed a contract with the Dutch TVM-team.
Kramer set a new world record for the 5,000 m in Salt Lake City on November 19, 2005 when he was 19 years old. With his time of 6:08.78 he also entered the top 10 of the all-time world ranking, the Adelskalender. This season he became the Junior Allround champion.
Kramer stopped skating in the junior competition and became a senior speed skater when he was 20 years old.
with him. In the race for bronze, they defeated Norway
, giving Kramer his second medal of the Games.
Kramer also competed in two other distances, the 1500 and the 10,000 meter. Due to a screw in his skate that broke just a few minutes before his race, Kramer came in 15th. The 10,000 meters did not go as planned at all and he finished in 7th. Afterward, Kramer stepped on the concrete with his skates out of frustration, damaging the blades.
, Kramer got to the fourth place after a tournament full of accidents. On the first day, the ice melted and the skaters had to wait until later in the evening to continue skating.
During the 2006 World Allround Championships in Calgary
, Kramer set a new world record in the 10,000 m with a time of 12:51.60. Kramer won both the two longest distances at the championships, but had to settle with bronze overall.
On January 14, 2007, Kramer was crowned European Allround Champion in Collalbo, Italy
. There had been a tight battle between Kramer and the 2006 winner Enrico Fabris
. Fabris had won the two short and Kramer the two long distances, but his overall score was lower than Fabris' (148.800 to 149.389). In addition, his times in the 5 and 10 km were new world records for outdoor skating. By skating a new personal best in the 1500 m Kramer overtook fellow Dutchman Jochem Uytdehaage
and Enrico Fabris on the Adelskalender. On the Adelskalender he was ranked first as of 17 November 2007.
At the World Championships of 2007
in Salt Lake City, Kramer participated in the 5000, 10000 meters and the team pursuit. He got 3 out of 3, the 10000 and the team pursuit in world records.
for the first time. He skated the 500 m and the 10 km in personal bests, the latter in a new world record of 12:49.88.
.
In Kolomna, Russia, Kramer won the European Allround Championship
for the second time. On the 10th of February Kramer became Worldchampion Allround in Berlin, Germany, also for the second time.
During the Essent ISU world cup in Hamar (Norway) Kramer was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Award
mainly due to the 4 world records he skated during 2007.
and Shani Davis
. Denny Morrison
from Canada won the race.
On the 5.000, and 10.000 meter distances, and the team pursuit, Kramer won three golden medals, just like the year before.
for the second time in a row. The female skater of the year was Paulien van Deutekom
.
in Heerenveen, Kramer won the 1500, 5000 and the 10000 meters; by winning these three distances he brought his national titles count up to 11.
He won gold at the national allround championships
in Heerenveen, at the European allround championships
in Heerenveen Kramer, and at the world allround championships
in Hamar. Finally, at the world single distance championships
in Vancouver Kramer won gold on the 5,000 and 10,000 meter, and the team pursuit.
.
for single distances in Heerenveen, Kramer won the 5000 and the 10000 metres. He failed to qualify for the World Cup for the 1500 metres.
At the European allround championships
in Hamar in January 2010 Kramer won gold. He became the all-round European champion for the fourth year in a row. He won the final 10,000 metre race from the Italian Enrico Fabris
, who ended second in the overall rankings. Russia's Ivan Skobrev
came third.
At the national championships, only short after the Olympic games in Vancouver, Sven Kramer didn't join. After the Olympics in Vancouver he needed to rest to recover for the World Allround Championships in Heerenveen on 19, 20 and 21 March.
in Heerenveen on March 19–21, 2010, Kramer won an unprecedented fourth consecutive title. In the general classification after three distances, he ranked number 2, but in the final 10K race skated 12:57.97 which was more than enough to pass Jonathan Kuck
who was leading the overall classification before the start. Kuck ended number 2, Håvard Bøkko
third. It also was Kramer's 8th consecutive championship title in European and World allround championship, another unprecedented feat.
for the fourth time in a row. The female skater of the year was Ireen Wüst
.
at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo
. At the 5000 metres race
of the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, Kramer grabbed the gold medal with a new Olympic record of 6:14.60, beating the previous time of Jochem Uytdehaage
by 0.06 second. He finished ahead of South Korean Lee Seung-Hoon
and Russian Ivan Skobrev
, leaving four Olympic champions, Shani Davis
, Enrico Fabris
, Chad Hedrick
and Bob de Jong
, empty-handed.
Shortly after his 5000m victory, an NBC affiliated reporter asked Sven to say his name, country and what he'd just won, to which Kramer replied "Are you stupid? Hell no, I'm not gonna do that." The clip of this incident became a YouTube hit after news stories concerning the interview were published and the clip was shown on E!'s show The Soup with host Joel McHale poking fun at Kramer's apparent self righteous attitude. The question was supposedly "for tape identification" and not meant to be broadcast.
In the 10000 meter finals, Kramer finished first, with a time of 12:54.50, only to be disqualified for failing to change lanes during one of the later laps. As a result, Lee Seung-Hoon
won gold with a new Olympic record, 12:58.55. The lane change mistake was caused by incorrect directions shouted to Kramer by his coach, Gerard Kemkers
, near the end of the race.
Notes
Notes
Source: www.isu.org
Source: Vancouver 2010
In the World Cup
, Kramer has 30 individual victories and 8 team pursuit victories; he also won the long distance World Cup in the 2006–07 and 2008-09 season. He won the overall team pursuit World Cup in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
In the 2007/2008 season, Sven won world cups in Calgary (Canada), Heerenveen (Netherlands, 1500 and 5000 meters), Hamar (Norway), and the world cup final in Heerenveen. He was not ranked first on the 5000 meters ranking, because he did not skate as many races as Håvard Bøkko
, who skated all 6 world cups.
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...
long track speed skater
Long track speed skating
Speed skating is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating...
. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European
European Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:...
and World Allround Champion
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:...
. He is also three-time world champion
World Single Distance Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distance Championships for Men since 1996.-Locations:* 1996 Hamar, Norway* 1997 Warsaw, Poland* 1998 Calgary, Canada* 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands* 2000 Nagano, Japan...
and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit (the latter alongside Wouter Olde Heuvel
Wouter Olde Heuvel
Wouter Olde Heuvel is a Dutch long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:World Allround Championships...
and Erben Wennemars
Erben Wennemars
Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...
). Before Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
he was first in the Adelskalender; as of March 7, 2009, he is second behind Davis. Winning the 2010 World Allround Championship
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:...
, he was the first speed skater in history to win 4 consecutive world allround championships, and 8 consecutive international allround championships.
Personal life
Sven Kramer was born on April 23, 1986 in HeerenveenHeerenveen
Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
, Netherlands
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...
. He is the son of former speed skater Yep Kramer
Yep Kramer
Yep Kramer is a Dutch-Frisian long track and marathon speed skater. He is the father of speed skaters Sven Kramer and Brecht Kramer....
, and the four year older brother of speed skater Brecht Kramer.
Junior career
In the 2004 season he came in second at the Junior allround world championships.In December 2004 he won the Dutch Allround Championships
KNSB Dutch Allround Championships
The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography...
at just 18 years old and thus qualified for the European Allround Championships
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
for the first time, where he won the silver medal. At the World Allround Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
2005 he came in third. At the end of that season he signed a contract with the Dutch TVM-team.
Kramer set a new world record for the 5,000 m in Salt Lake City on November 19, 2005 when he was 19 years old. With his time of 6:08.78 he also entered the top 10 of the all-time world ranking, the Adelskalender. This season he became the Junior Allround champion.
Kramer stopped skating in the junior competition and became a senior speed skater when he was 20 years old.
2006 Olympic Games in Turin
On February 11, 2006, he won the silver medal in the 5,000 m at the 2006 Winter Olympic in Turin. Kramer also participated in the team pursuit event. The Dutch team was favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semifinal match-up, but Kramer stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl VerheijenCarl Verheijen
Carl Eduard Verheijen was a Dutch speedskater specializing in the longer distances 5,000-m and the 10,000-m. Verheijen is the son of skater Eddy Verheijen and has a relation with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter...
with him. In the race for bronze, they defeated Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, giving Kramer his second medal of the Games.
Kramer also competed in two other distances, the 1500 and the 10,000 meter. Due to a screw in his skate that broke just a few minutes before his race, Kramer came in 15th. The 10,000 meters did not go as planned at all and he finished in 7th. Afterward, Kramer stepped on the concrete with his skates out of frustration, damaging the blades.
Season 2005 - 2006
During the 2006 European Allround Championships in HamarHamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
, Kramer got to the fourth place after a tournament full of accidents. On the first day, the ice melted and the skaters had to wait until later in the evening to continue skating.
During the 2006 World Allround Championships in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Kramer set a new world record in the 10,000 m with a time of 12:51.60. Kramer won both the two longest distances at the championships, but had to settle with bronze overall.
Season 2006 - 2007
In the 2006-2007 season, Sven Kramer won the first two 5000 m world cup races, the second in 6:09.78, just outside his world record time. In December 2006 he again became national allround champion, where a personal record in the 500 m, his weakest distance, gave him great prospects for the international allround championships.On January 14, 2007, Kramer was crowned European Allround Champion in Collalbo, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. There had been a tight battle between Kramer and the 2006 winner Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
. Fabris had won the two short and Kramer the two long distances, but his overall score was lower than Fabris' (148.800 to 149.389). In addition, his times in the 5 and 10 km were new world records for outdoor skating. By skating a new personal best in the 1500 m Kramer overtook fellow Dutchman Jochem Uytdehaage
Jochem Uytdehaage
Jochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.-Biography:...
and Enrico Fabris on the Adelskalender. On the Adelskalender he was ranked first as of 17 November 2007.
At the World Championships of 2007
2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 8 March and 11 March 2007 in the Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City. Twelve events were held, and world records were broken in five events.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
in Salt Lake City, Kramer participated in the 5000, 10000 meters and the team pursuit. He got 3 out of 3, the 10000 and the team pursuit in world records.
World Championships Heerenveen
On 11 February 2007, Kramer became World Allround Champion2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in the indoor arena Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands on 9 February, 10 February and 11 February 2007. The Championships were three-day allround events, with the skaters completing four distances before the final championship standings...
for the first time. He skated the 500 m and the 10 km in personal bests, the latter in a new world record of 12:49.88.
Skater of the year
Sven Kramer became Skater of the year. The female skater of the year was Ireen WüstIreen Wüst
Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...
.
Season 2007 - 2008
In the first competition of the season Fabris beat Kramer on the 5000 meter and Fabris set a new world record, 6.07,40. A week later Kramer got his world record back and brought it to 6.03,32.In Kolomna, Russia, Kramer won the European Allround Championship
European Speed Skating Championships
The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of Europe. The International Skating Union has organised the European Championships for Men since 1893 and the European Championships for Women since 1970. The...
for the second time. On the 10th of February Kramer became Worldchampion Allround in Berlin, Germany, also for the second time.
During the Essent ISU world cup in Hamar (Norway) Kramer was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Award
Oscar Mathisen Award
Since 1959, the Oscar Mathisen Award is awarded annually for outstanding speed skating performance of the season...
mainly due to the 4 world records he skated during 2007.
World Championships Nagano
Kramer skated four distances: 1500, 5.000, 10.000 meter, and the team pursuit. On the 1500 meter Kramer skated a good race and placed second, ahead of Olympic Champion Enrico FabrisEnrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
and Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
. Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009...
from Canada won the race.
On the 5.000, and 10.000 meter distances, and the team pursuit, Kramer won three golden medals, just like the year before.
Skater of the year
Kramer became Skater of the yearArd Schenk Award
The AEGON Ard Schenk Award is since 1990 a skating award named after an famous Dutch skater Ard Schenk. In the beginning it is a price for the best skater including the marathon, since 2002 it's only for Long track speed skating. In 2003 also best skating Teams are awarded.The statue is made by Wim...
for the second time in a row. The female skater of the year was Paulien van Deutekom
Paulien van Deutekom
Paulien van Deutekom is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres....
.
Season 2008 - 2009
At the national single distance championshipsKNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
The Dutch Single Distance Championships of speed skating, organised by the KNSB, is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch champion over a single distance, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships, which determine the Dutch allround champion...
in Heerenveen, Kramer won the 1500, 5000 and the 10000 meters; by winning these three distances he brought his national titles count up to 11.
He won gold at the national allround championships
KNSB Dutch Allround Championships
The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography...
in Heerenveen, at the European allround championships
European Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:...
in Heerenveen Kramer, and at the world allround championships
2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Vikingskipet Olympic Arena in Hamar on 7 and 8 February 2009.The Czech Martina Sáblíková and the Dutch Sven Kramer became world champion....
in Hamar. Finally, at the world single distance championships
2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 March and 15 March 2009 in the Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC, Canada.-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
in Vancouver Kramer won gold on the 5,000 and 10,000 meter, and the team pursuit.
Skater of the year
For the third time, he was chosen as "skater of the year" in the Netherlands and received the Ard Schenk AwardArd Schenk Award
The AEGON Ard Schenk Award is since 1990 a skating award named after an famous Dutch skater Ard Schenk. In the beginning it is a price for the best skater including the marathon, since 2002 it's only for Long track speed skating. In 2003 also best skating Teams are awarded.The statue is made by Wim...
.
Season 2009 - 2010
At the national championshipsKNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
The Dutch Single Distance Championships of speed skating, organised by the KNSB, is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch champion over a single distance, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships, which determine the Dutch allround champion...
for single distances in Heerenveen, Kramer won the 5000 and the 10000 metres. He failed to qualify for the World Cup for the 1500 metres.
At the European allround championships
European Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:...
in Hamar in January 2010 Kramer won gold. He became the all-round European champion for the fourth year in a row. He won the final 10,000 metre race from the Italian Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
, who ended second in the overall rankings. Russia's Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in...
came third.
At the national championships, only short after the Olympic games in Vancouver, Sven Kramer didn't join. After the Olympics in Vancouver he needed to rest to recover for the World Allround Championships in Heerenveen on 19, 20 and 21 March.
World Championships Heerenveen
At the World allround championships2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf in Heerenveen on 19, 20 and 21 March 2010....
in Heerenveen on March 19–21, 2010, Kramer won an unprecedented fourth consecutive title. In the general classification after three distances, he ranked number 2, but in the final 10K race skated 12:57.97 which was more than enough to pass Jonathan Kuck
Jonathan Kuck
Jonathan Kuck is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kuck won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Brian Hansen and Chad Hedrick...
who was leading the overall classification before the start. Kuck ended number 2, Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World...
third. It also was Kramer's 8th consecutive championship title in European and World allround championship, another unprecedented feat.
Skater of the year
Kramer became Skater of the yearArd Schenk Award
The AEGON Ard Schenk Award is since 1990 a skating award named after an famous Dutch skater Ard Schenk. In the beginning it is a price for the best skater including the marathon, since 2002 it's only for Long track speed skating. In 2003 also best skating Teams are awarded.The statue is made by Wim...
for the fourth time in a row. The female skater of the year was Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...
.
2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
Kramer was the favourite to win three gold medals, like his countryman Ard SchenkArd Schenk
Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Between 1970 and 1972 Winter Olympics, Schenk won three consecutive World...
at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
. At the 5000 metres race
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres speed skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on February 13, 2010.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....
of the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver, Kramer grabbed the gold medal with a new Olympic record of 6:14.60, beating the previous time of Jochem Uytdehaage
Jochem Uytdehaage
Jochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.-Biography:...
by 0.06 second. He finished ahead of South Korean Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Hoon is a South Korean speed skater who won a silver medal in the 5000 meters and a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to ever achieve these feats...
and Russian Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in...
, leaving four Olympic champions, Shani Davis
Shani Davis
Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...
, Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris
Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...
, Chad Hedrick
Chad Hedrick
Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...
and Bob de Jong
Bob de Jong
Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in long distances: five and ten kilometers.-Speed skating career:...
, empty-handed.
Shortly after his 5000m victory, an NBC affiliated reporter asked Sven to say his name, country and what he'd just won, to which Kramer replied "Are you stupid? Hell no, I'm not gonna do that." The clip of this incident became a YouTube hit after news stories concerning the interview were published and the clip was shown on E!'s show The Soup with host Joel McHale poking fun at Kramer's apparent self righteous attitude. The question was supposedly "for tape identification" and not meant to be broadcast.
In the 10000 meter finals, Kramer finished first, with a time of 12:54.50, only to be disqualified for failing to change lanes during one of the later laps. As a result, Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Hoon
Lee Seung-Hoon is a South Korean speed skater who won a silver medal in the 5000 meters and a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to ever achieve these feats...
won gold with a new Olympic record, 12:58.55. The lane change mistake was caused by incorrect directions shouted to Kramer by his coach, Gerard Kemkers
Gerard Kemkers
Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....
, near the end of the race.
Personal records
Source: www.svenkramer.nlCurrently held
| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Avg. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 m | 6:03.32 | November 17, 2007 |  Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
49.54 km/h |
| 10,000 m | 12:41.69 | March 10, 2007 |  Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized... |
47.26 km/h |
| Team Pursuit | 3:37.80 | March 11, 2007 | Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized... |
52.89 km/h |
Notes
Progression
| Distance | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 m | 6:08.78 | November 19, 2005 | Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized... |
| 10,000 m | 12:51.61 | March 19, 2006 | Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
| 10,000 m | 12:49.88 | February 11, 2007 |  HeerenveenThialf Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the... |
| 5,000 m | 6:07.48 | March 3, 2007 | Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
| 10,000 m | 12:41.69 | March 10, 2007 | Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized... |
| Team Pursuit | 3:37.80 | March 11, 2007 | Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval The Utah Olympic Oval, an indoor speed skating oval built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is located southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval hosted the long track speed skating events for the 2002 games. Inside the facility the 400-meter skating track surrounds two international sized... |
| 5,000 m | 6:03.32 | November 17, 2007 | Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
| 3,000 m | 3:37.15 | November 17, 2007 | Calgary Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus... |
Notes
Source: www.isu.org
Olympic records
| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Avg. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 m | 6:14.60 | February 13, 2010 | Richmond Richmond Olympic Oval The Richmond Olympic Oval , or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was the venue of the speed skating events and the official Olympic anti-doping lab of the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
48.04 km/h |
| Men's team pursuit | 3:39.95 | February 27, 2010 | Richmond Richmond Olympic Oval The Richmond Olympic Oval , or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was the venue of the speed skating events and the official Olympic anti-doping lab of the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
Source: Vancouver 2010
Tournament summary
| year | Dutch Allround KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography... |
European Allround European Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1891-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:... |
Dutch Distance KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships The Dutch Single Distance Championships of speed skating, organised by the KNSB, is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch champion over a single distance, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships, which determine the Dutch allround champion... |
World Distance World Single Distance Championships The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround... |
 Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:... |
World Juniors World Junior Speed Skating Championships ||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls... |
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| 04/05 | 16th 1500 m 4th 5000 m |
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| 05/06 | - | 4th | 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m |
15th 1500 m 5000 m 7th 10000 m team pursuit |
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| 06/07 2007 in speed skating The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating season.-Chronology:... |
1500 m 5000 m 10000 m |
5000 m 10000 m Team Pursuit |
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| 07/08 | 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m |
1500 m 5000 m 10000 m Team Pursuit |
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| 08/09 | 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m |
8th 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m Team Pursuit |
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| 09/10 | np | 10th 1500 m 5000 m 10000 m |
13th 1500 m 5000 m DSQ 10000 m team pursuit |
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| 10/11 | np | np | np | np | np | np | - |
| 11/12 | 5000 m 10000 m |
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- - = no participation Kramer is senior speed skater since 2006 and does not participate at junior tournaments anymore.
- NP = no participation
In the World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held...
, Kramer has 30 individual victories and 8 team pursuit victories; he also won the long distance World Cup in the 2006–07 and 2008-09 season. He won the overall team pursuit World Cup in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
In the 2007/2008 season, Sven won world cups in Calgary (Canada), Heerenveen (Netherlands, 1500 and 5000 meters), Hamar (Norway), and the world cup final in Heerenveen. He was not ranked first on the 5000 meters ranking, because he did not skate as many races as Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Bøkko
Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World...
, who skated all 6 world cups.
External links
- Sven Kramer (official website)
- Official team website
- Photos of Sven Kramer
- PB's and a link to his results