{{Short description|Dutch speed skater (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox speed skater | name = Koen Verweij | image = Koen Verweij (2009-01-11) 1.jpg | caption = Koen Verweij (EC Allround 2009) | headercolor = #d7ecff | country = Netherlands | club = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Alkmaar, Netherlands | height = 182 cm | weight = 83 kg | turnedpro = 2007 | retired = | pb = | website = | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's speed skating}} {{Medal|Country|{{NED}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Sochi|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Sochi|1500 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 Pyeongchang|Mass start}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 Pyeongchang|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Competition|World Allround Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Heerenveen|Allround}} {{Medal|Bronze|2012 Moscow|Allround}} {{Medal|Competition|World Single Distance Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2012 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Gold|2013 Sochi|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Heerenveen|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Bronze|2011 Inzell|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Bronze|2015 Heerenveen|1500 m}} {{Medal|Competition|European Allround Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Hamar|Allround}} {{Medal|Silver|2015 Chelyabinsk|Allround}} {{Medal|Bronze|2011 Collalbo|Allround}} {{Medal|Competition|European Single Distance Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 Kolomna|1500 m}} }}
'''Koen Verweij''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkuɱ‿vərˈʋɛi}}; born 26 August 1990) is a former Dutch speed skater and inline speed skater. At the end of the skating season 2008–09 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union (KNSB) to the commercial team of TVM.
Verweij was the holder of the Dutch national record at the 1500 metres distance from 9 December 2017 until 10 March 2019.<ref name=nr>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=11 |title=National Records – Netherlands (NED) |publisher=www.speedskatingresults.com |access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
==Biography== On 30 December 2007, Verweij skated his first 10 km race at the Dutch all-round championships at the Kardinge ice track in Groningen. He finished the tournament in fifth position which resulted in his qualification as first reserve skater for the European all-round championship in Kolomna.<ref>[http://www.sportweek.nl/detail.asp?groupid=200&newsid=46659 "Eerste vier van NK allround naar EK"] SportWeek.nl, 30 December 2007.</ref> This was a remarkable accomplishment, since he was a junior at that moment, and posted faster times than Sven Kramer skated at the same age.
Later in the same season, he participated in the world junior championships in Changchun. He won the silver medal just behind his teammate Jan Blokhuijsen and in front of his other teammate Berden de Vries. It was the first time since 1997 that all medals were captured by skaters from the same country.
At the Dutch all-round championships 2009, Verweij finished 4th, partly due to his strong improvement of his 10 km personal record and qualified for the European all-round championships. Despite a fall on the 500 m, he managed to finish the tournament in 12th position. His season was crowned with a victory at the World Junior Skating championships where he won the 3000 m, the 5000 m, the all-round title, and the team pursuit. Because of these outstanding results he won the Egbert van't Oever Encouragement award for the best young Dutch skater.
At the 2014 Olympic Games, Verweij finished 2nd in the 1500m event, 0.003 seconds behind Zbigniew Bródka.
On 14 July 2015, he announced that he was leaving Team Corendon after one season.<ref>[http://nos.nl/artikel/2047019-schaatser-verweij-vertrekt-bij-corendon.html "Schaatser Verweij vertrekt bij Corendon"] NOS, 14 July 2015.</ref>
==Records== ===Personal records=== {{PersonalRecordsTop|ref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=2746 |title=Koen Verweij |publisher=www.speedskatingresults.com |access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>}} {{PersonalRecordsSport|Men's speed skating}} {{PersonalRecordsMiddle|500 meter|'''35.64'''|12 February 2011|Calgary|}} {{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1000 meter|'''1:06.94'''|10 December 2017|Salt Lake City|}} {{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1500 meter|'''1:41.63'''|9 December 2017|Salt Lake City|Dutch national record until 10 March 2019}} {{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 meter|'''3:42.86'''|25 February 2017|Inzell|}} {{PersonalRecordsMiddle|5000 meter|'''6:09.51'''|10 November 2013|Calgary|}} {{PersonalRecordsMiddle|10000 meter|'''13:08.97'''|13 February 2011|Calgary|}} {{PersonalRecordsBottom}}
Verweij reached 5th position in the adelskalender on 15 November 2013.<ref name=adelskalender>{{cite web |title=Evolution of Adelskalendern since 1 July 2009 |url=http://www.evertstenlund.se/evo14.htm |publisher=evertstenlund.se |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> As of 10 March 2019, he is in 9th position<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelskalendern as of March 10, 2019 |url=http://evertstenlund.se/adelm.htm |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> with 145.915 points
===World Records=== {| class="wikitable vatop" !Nr.!!Event!!Result!!Date!!Location!! Notes |- | 1. || Team pursuit || align=right|*'''3.37,17''' || 9 November 2013 || Olympic Oval, Calgary |- | 2. || Team pursuit || align=right|*'''3.35,60''' || 16 November 2013 || |Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City || World record until 15 February 2020 |}
: * together with Sven Kramer and Jan Blokhuijsen
==Tournament overview== {| class="wikitable vatop" |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> Season ! Dutch <br /> Championships <br /> Single <br /> Distances ! Dutch <br /> Championships <br /> Allround ! European <br /> Championships ! World <br /> Championships <br /> Allround ! World <br /> Championships <br /> Single <br /> Distances ! Olympic <br /> Games ! World <br /> Cup <br /> GWC ! Dutch <br /> Championships <br /> Allround <br /> Junior ! World <br /> Championships <br /> Junior <br /> Allround |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2007–08 || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center| GRONINGEN }} <hr /> 4th 500m <br /> 7th 5000m <br /> 7th 1500m <br /> 8th 10000m <hr /> 5th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE | ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE | ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE | ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center| CHANGCHUN }} <hr /> 6th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 3000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall <hr /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2008–09 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 8th 1500m <br /> 7th 5000m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 7th 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> 4th 1500m <br /> 5th 10000m <hr /> 4th overall || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 31st 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> 7th 1500m <br /> 8th 10000m <hr /> 12th overall ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> {{gold1}} 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 3000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall || {{center| ZAKOPANE }} <hr /> 5th 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 3000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall <hr /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2009–10 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 9th 1500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> 8th 10000m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> 4th 1500m <br /> 5th 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> 21st 5km/10km <br /> {{silver2}} Team pursuit || <br /> 5th 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 3000m <br /> {{gold1}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall ||{{center| MOSCOW }} <hr /> 4th 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 3000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall <hr /> {{bronze3}} 1000m <br /> {{bronze3}} Team pursuit |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2010–11 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 10th 1000m <br /> 6th 1500m <br /> 7th 5000m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{gold1}} 500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> 4th 1500m <br /> {{bronze3}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall || {{center| COLLALBO }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> 6th 1500m <br /> 4th 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center| CALGARY }} <hr /> 5th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> 7th 1500m <br /> 5th 10000m <hr /> 4th overall || {{center| INZELL }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} Team pursuit || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> 36th 1500m <br /> 8th Team pursuit || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2011–12 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 10th 1500m <br /> 10th 5000m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 4th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> {{bronze3}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall || {{center| BUDAPEST }} <hr /> 10th 500m <br /> 7th 5000m <br /> 5th 1500m <br /> 5th 10000 <hr /> 4th overall || {{center| MOSCOW}} <hr /> {{silver2}} 500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> 6th 1500m <br /> 5th 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 14th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> 11th 1500m <br /> 33rd 5km/10km <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit <hr /> 28th GWC || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2012–13 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 8th 1000m <br /> DQ 1500m <br /> 9th 5000m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 26th 500m <br /> DNS 5000m <br /> DNS 1500m <br /> DNS 10000m <hr /> NC overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center| HAMAR }} <hr /> 6th 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> 9th 1500m <br /> DNQ 10000m <hr /> 9th overall || {{center| SOCHI }} <hr /> 14th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> 9th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit <br /> <hr /> 27th GWC || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2013–14 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{silver2}} 1000m <br /> {{gold1}} 1500m <br /> 5th 5000m || {{center| AMSTERDAM }} <hr /> {{gold1}} 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <br /> {{gold1}} 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall || {{center|HAMAR }} <hr /> 4th 500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> {{gold1}} 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall ||{{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{silver2}} 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> {{bronze3}} 10000m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center| SOCHI }} <hr /> 6th 1000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit || <br /> 5th 1000m <br /> {{gold1}} 1500m <br /> 24th 5km/10km <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit <br /> <hr /> {{silver2}} GWC || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2014–15 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} 1000m {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> 6th 5000m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{gold1}} 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> 6th 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center| CHELYABINSK }} <hr /> {{gold1}} 500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> 5th 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall || {{center|CALGARY }} <hr /> DNF 500m <br /> WDR 5000m <br /> DNS 1500m <br /> DNS 10000m <hr /> NC overall || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} Team pursuit || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> 16th 1000m <br /> 11th 1500m <br /> 24th 5km/10km <br /> 42nd Mass start <hr /> 32nd GWC || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | 2017–18 || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |-style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2016–17 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 4th 1000m <br /> 4th 1500m || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{gold1}} 500m <br /> 9th 5000m <br /> DNS 1500m <br /> DNS 10000m <hr /> NC overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2017–18 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} 1000m <br /> {{gold1}} 1500m || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center| GANGNEUNG }} <hr /> 9th 1000m <br /> 11th 1500m <br /> {{bronze3}} Mass start <br /> {{bronze3}} Team pursuit || <br /> 11th 1000m <br /> 4th 1500m <br /> {{bronze3}} Team pursuit || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | 2018–19 || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2019–20 || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> 5th 1000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} Mass start || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || <br /> 43rd 1000m <br /> 24th 1500m || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | <br /> 2020–21 || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center| HEERENVEEN }} <hr /> {{bronze3}} 500m <br /> 12th 5000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> 7th 10000m <hr /> 5th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |} <small>Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/skater/koen-verweij |title=Koen Verweij |publisher=speedskatingnews |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1990082601 |title=Koen Verweij |publisher=speedskatingstats.com |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schaatsstatistieken.nl/index.php?file=schaatser&code=1990082601 |title=Koen Verweij |publisher=schaatsstatistieken.nl |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref></small>
==World Cup overview== {| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" !| Season ! colspan="7"|1000 meter |- |2009–2010 || colspan="7" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2010–2011 || colspan="7" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2011–2012 || colspan="7" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2012–2013 || colspan="7" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2013–2014 || 4th || 9th || 8th || – || 4th || 5th || colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2014–2015 || 6th || 7th || 13th || – || – || – || colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2017–2018 || 6th || – || – || {{silver2}} || 6th || – || – |- |2019–2020 || – || – || – || 4th(b) || – || colspan="2" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |} {| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" !| Season ! colspan="6"|1500 meter |- |2009–2010 || colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2010–2011 || – || – || 3rd(b) || – || – || – |- |2011–2012 || – || – || – || 1st(b) || 9th || {{bronze3}} |- |2012–2013 || 10th || {{gold1}} || 12th || 4th || 11th || 13th |- |2013–2014 || {{gold1}} || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} || – || {{bronze3}} || {{silver2}} |- |2014–2015 || {{bronze3}} || 5th || 9th || – || – || – |- |2017–2018 || colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2019–2020 || 1st(b) || – || – || 1st(b) || – || colspan="1" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |} {| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" !| Season ! colspan="6"|5000/10000 meter |- |2009–2010 || 7th || 11th || – || – || – || – |- |2010–2011 || colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2011–2012 || – || – || – || 2nd(b) || – || – |- |2012–2013 || colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2013–2014 || 5th || – || – || – || – || – |- |2014–2015 || 6th || – || – || – || – || – |- |2017–2018 || colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2019–2020 || colspan="6" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |} {| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" !| Season ! colspan="4"|Team pursuit |- |2009–2010 || {{gold1}} || – || – || – |- |2010–2011 || {{bronze3}} || 5th || – || – |- |2011–2012 || – || – || 11th || {{gold1}} |- |2012–2013 || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} |- |2013–2014 || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || – || – |- |2014–2015 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2017–2018 || 10th || {{gold1}} || – || – |- |2019–2020 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |} {| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;" !| Season ! colspan="4"|Mass start |- |2009–2010 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2010–2011 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2011–2012 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2012–2013 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2013–2014 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2014–2015 || – || 21st || – || – |- |2017–2018 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |- |2019–2020 || colspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |} <small> Source: <ref>{{cite web |url=https://app.isuresults.eu/events |title=Events |publisher=International skating union |access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref></small> * – = Did not participate * (b) = Division B * DNS = Did not start * DNQ = Did not qualify * DQ = Disqualified * NC = No classification
== Medals won == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Championship ! Gold <br /> {{gold1}} ! Silver <br /> {{silver2}} ! Bronze <br /> {{bronze3}} |- | style="text-align:left" | Olympic Games || style="text-align:center" | 1 || style="text-align:center" | 1 || style="text-align:center" | 2 |- | style="text-align:left" | Dutch Single Distances || style="text-align:center" | 2 || style="text-align:center" | 3 || style="text-align:center" | 3 |- | style="text-align:left" | Dutch Allround || style="text-align:center" | 7 || style="text-align:center" | 5 || style="text-align:center" | 8 |- | style="text-align:left" | European Allround || style="text-align:center" | 2 || style="text-align:center" | 5 || style="text-align:center" | 2 |- | style="text-align:left" | World Single Distances || style="text-align:center" | 1 || style="text-align:center" | 5 || style="text-align:center" | 2 |- | style="text-align:left" | World Allround || style="text-align:center" | 3 || style="text-align:center" | 0 || style="text-align:center" | 2 |- | style="text-align:left" | World Cup || style="text-align:center" | 14 || style="text-align:center" | 3 || style="text-align:center" | 7 |- | style="text-align:left" | World Junior || style="text-align:center" | 8 || style="text-align:center" | 3 || style="text-align:center" | 4 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ISU speed skater|new_id=koen-verweij}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{TeamNL|koen-verweij|archive=20251209202913|old_id=6181-koen-verweij}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Verweij, Koen}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch male speed skaters Category:Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Category:People from Langedijk <!-- born in a hospital in Alkmaar, but his parents live(d) in Koedijk in the municipality Langedijk --> Category:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Category:Olympic medalists in speed skating Category:World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Category:World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists Category:Speed skaters from North Holland Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen