Eddy Verheijen Explained

Frits Eddy Verheijen (born 21 March 1946) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 and 1500 meter events finishing in 25th and 19th place, respectively.

Verheijen married Rieneke Demming, an international speed skater. Their two sons, Frank and Carl, also became prominent speed skaters.

Personal records

Source^[1]
Verheijen has a score of 170.491 points on the Adelskalender

Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Allround	European Championships Allround	World Championships Allround	Olympic Games
1965–66	4th 500m 7th 5000m 5th 1500m 7th 10000m 5th overall	28th 500m 19th 5000m 21st 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall(26th)	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1966–67	17th 500m 13th 5000m 13th 1500m 8th 10000m 13th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1967–68	13th 500m 6th 5000m 12th 1500m 10000m 8th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1968–69	11th 500m 9th 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m 6th overall	20th 500m 9th 5000m 12th 1500m 8th 10000m 12th overall	27th 500m 15th 5000m 18th 1500m 14th 10000m 15th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1969–70	10th 500m 4th 5000m 6th 1500m 6th 10000m 5th overall	bgcolor=#EEEEEE			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1970–71	500m 5th 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	5th 500m 10th 5000m 12th 1500m 8th 10000m 6th overall		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1971–72	5th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	15th 500m 5th 5000m 8th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall			bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE
1972–73	bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		bgcolor=#EEEEEE		8th 500m 7th 5000m 6th 1500m 4th 10000m 8th overall	8th 500m 4th 5000m 8th 1500m 4th 10000m 7th overall

• ISSL = International Speed Skating League [defunct]
• NC = No classification
• DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance

source:^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skater Profile | Eddy Verheijen | Men | Netherlands.
2. Web site: Eddy Verheijen. speedskatingstats.com . 16 November 2022.
3. Web site: Eddy Verheijen. speedskatingnews.info . 23 November 2022.
4. Web site: Eddy Verheijen. schaatsstatistieken.nl. 28 January 2021.