 Scheperkamp at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 March 2000 Hilversum, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Jumbo-Visma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Merijn Scheperkamp (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.
Scheperkamp won the bronze medal at inline skating at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut in October 2021 at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Poland where he finished ninth in the first heat. [1]
He qualified for the 500m at the 2022 Winter Olympics by winning the Dutch Olympic qualifying event.
Scheperkamp is part of the junior team of Team Jumbo-Visma.
| Personal records [2] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.43 | 17 December 2022 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.46 | 5 December 2021 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:46.18 | 30 December 2021 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 3:49.38 | 20 February 2021 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 5000 m | 7:03.84 | 3 February 2019 | Groningen | |
Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Sprint | European Championships Single Distances | Olympic Games | World Cup GWC | European Championships Sprint | World Championships Single Distances | World Championships Junior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | BASELGA di PINÈ 7th 500m 15th 1500m 11th 1000m DNQ 5000m 21st overall | |||||||
2019–20 | HEERENVEEN 15th 500m 11th 1000m 9th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 9th 500m 6th 1000m 10th 500m 7th 1000m 5th overall | ||||||
2020–21 | HEERENVEEN 7th 500m 11th 1000m 11th 1500m | HEERENVEEN 8th 500m 7th 1000m 7th 500m 11th 1000m 5th overall | 34th 500m | |||||
2021–22 | HEERENVEEN DQ 500m–1 2nd 500m–2 5th 1000m | HEERENVEEN  500m  team sprint | BEIJING 12th 500m | |||||
2022–23 | HEERENVEEN 500m–1 500m–2 5th 1000m | HEERENVEEN  500m 6th 1000m 500m 5th 1000m overall | 7th 500m 46th 1000m | HAMAR 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m team sprint |
| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Single Distances | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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