Linda de Vries

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Linda de Vries
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Personal information
Born4 February 1988 (1988-02-04) (age 36)
Assen, Netherlands
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport speed skating
Turned pro2008
Retired2018
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Heerenveen 1500 m
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Heerenveen Allround
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Chelyabinsk Allround

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.

Records

Personal records
500 m39.267 March 2015 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:17.602 November 2013 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m1:56.4819 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m4:01.0015 November 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
5000 m7:02.7713 January 2013 Thialf, Heerenveen

She is currently in 26th position in the adelskalender. [2]

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References

  1. "ESSENT ISU WORLD DISTANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 Result 1500 m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  2. "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 3 November 2018.