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Born | 4 February 1988 36) Assen, Netherlands | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda de Vries (born 4 February 1988) is a Dutch former speed skater. She finished third in the Women's 1500 metres event at the 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships and twice (in 2012 and 2013) fourth at the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships. [1]
Her parents, Margriet Pomper and Jan de Vries, were also speed skaters.
Personal records | ||||
500 m | 39.26 | 7 March 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
1000 m | 1:17.60 | 2 November 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
1500 m | 1:56.48 | 19 February 2011 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
3000 m | 4:01.00 | 15 November 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
5000 m | 7:02.77 | 13 January 2013 | Thialf, Heerenveen |
She is currently in 26th position in the adelskalender. [2]
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