Merijn Scheperkamp

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Merijn Scheperkamp
Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Boys Victory Ceremony 16.jpg
Scheperkamp at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 25)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Speed skating
ClubTeam Jumbo-Visma
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's speed skating
World Single Distances Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Heerenveen Team sprint
World Sprint Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hamar Team sprint
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Heerenveen Team sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Hamar Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Heerenveen 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Heerenveen Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2026 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team sprint
Men's inline speed skating
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Combined

Merijn Scheperkamp (born 6 March 2000) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.

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Career

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

Personal records [2]
Speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 m34.412 February 2025 Pettit National Ice Center, Milwaukee
1000 m1:07.465 December 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:46.1830 December 2021 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m3:49.3820 February 2021Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m7:03.843 February 2019Kardinge, Groningen

Tournament overview


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
Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg team sprint
BEIJING
12th 500m

2022–23
HEERENVEEN
Gold medal icon.svg 500m–1
Gold medal icon.svg 500m–2
5th 1000m
HEERENVEEN
Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
6th 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg 500m
5th 1000m
Silver medal icon.svg overall
7th 500m
46th 1000m
HAMAR
Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
HEERENVEEN
5th 500m
Silver medal icon.svg team sprint

source: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Medals won

ChampionshipGold
Gold medal icon.svg		Silver
Silver medal icon.svg		Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg
European Single Distances 110

References

  1. ↑ "ISU World Cup #1 – 1st 500m Men Division A". International Skating Union (ISU).
  2. ↑ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Merijn Scheperkamp". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Merijn Scheperkamp". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Merijn Scheperkamp". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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