Carl Eduard Verheijen is a retired Dutch speed skater who specialized in the longer distances 5,000 m and the 10,000 m. Verheijen is the son of international speed skaters Rieneke Demming and Eddy Verheijen. He is in a relationship with retired skater Andrea Nuyt in Leusden. They have a daughter. Carl's brother Frank Verheijen is a marathon skater.
The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Men was introduced, also by ISU, in 1996, and has been occurring annually ever since.
Annette Albertine Gerritsen is a Dutch former speed skater. She specialised in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, and won a silver medal in the 1000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is the current Dutch junior record holder in the 500 m (38.57) and her personal best (1.16.14) used to be the world junior record. She also holds the world junior record with her Dutch teammates in the team pursuit (3.12.37).
Stefan Groothuis is a retired Dutch speed skater. He is the World Sprint Champion for 2012 and the gold medal winner in the 1000 metres at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Paulien van Deutekom was a Dutch champion speed skater who specialised in the middle to long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.
Marrit Leenstra is a Dutch former long track speed skater.
Bart Swings is a Belgian long track speed skater and inline speed skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion on the speed skating mass start. Swings won Belgium's first gold medal in 74 years and is the first Belgium athlete ever to have won two medals in the Winter Olympics.
Anice Das is a retired Indian-born Dutch speed skater, specialized in sprint distances.
The 2017 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were held at the Thialf ice skating rink in Heerenveen from Wednesday 28 December 2016 to Friday 30 December 2016. Although the tournament was held in 2016 it was the 2017 edition as it was part of the 2016–2017 speed skating season.
The 2018 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were held at the Thialf skating rink in Heerenveen from Friday 27 October 2017 to Sunday 29 October 2017. Although the tournament was held in 2017 it was the 2018 edition as it was part of the 2017–2018 speed skating season.
The men's 1500 meter at the 2018 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 27 October 2017. There were 23 participants.
The men's 5000 meter at the 2018 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 28 October 2017. There were 20 participants.
The men's 500 meter at the 2018 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 28 October 2017. There were 24 participants.
The men's 1000 meter at the 2018 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 October 2017. There were 24 participants.
The men's 10,000 meter at the 2018 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 October 2017. There were 12 participants.
The men's 10,000 meter at the 2017 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 30 December 2016. There were 12 participants.
The men's 1000 meter at the Dutch Single Distance Championships 2017 took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 30 December 2016. There were 22 participants.
The men's 5000 meter at the 2017 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Wednesday 28 December 2016. There were 18 participants.
The men's 500 meter at the 2017 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Wednesday 28 December 2016. Although the tournament was held in 2016 it was part of the 2016–2017 speed skating season.There were 20 participants.
