Sven Kramer

Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer after winning the 2009 European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986 (age 38)
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Websitewww.svenkramer.nl
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)5000 m, 10000 m
Turned pro2003
Retired2022
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.17 (2009)
1500 m: 1:43.54 (2009)
3000 m: 3:37.39 (2019)
5000 m: 6:03:32 (2007)
10 000 m: 12:38.89 (2017)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 2 3
World Allround 9 0 3
World Distance 21 3 2
European Allround 10 1 0
European Distance 2 1 0
World Junior 1 1 0
Total 47 8 8
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit
World Allround Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Heerenveen Allround
Gold medal – first place 2008 Berlin Allround
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hamar Allround
Gold medal – first place 2010 Heerenveen Allround
Gold medal – first place 2012 Moscow Allround
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hamar Allround
Gold medal – first place 2015 Calgary Allround
Gold medal – first place 2016 Berlin Allround
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hamar Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Moscow Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Calgary Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Calgary Allround
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vancouver 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vancouver 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vancouver Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Heerenveen 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sochi 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sochi Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kolomna 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kolomna 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nagano 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sochi 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gangneung 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Inzell 5000 m
European Allround Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Collalbo Allround
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kolomna Allround
Gold medal – first place 2009 Heerenveen Allround
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hamar Allround
Gold medal – first place 2012 Budapest Allround
Gold medal – first place 2013 Heerenveen Allround
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chelyabinsk Allround
Gold medal – first place 2016 Minsk Allround
Gold medal – first place 2017 Heerenveen Allround
Gold medal – first place 2019 Collalbo Allround
Silver medal – second place 2005 Heerenveen Allround
European Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Heerenveen 5000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Seinäjoki Allround
Silver medal – second place 2004 Roseville Allround

Sven Kramer (Dutch pronunciation: [sfɛŋ ˈkraːmər]; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all-time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meters at the Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, and won a record 21 gold medals at the World Single Distance Championships; eight in the 5000 meters, five in the 10,000 meters, and eight in the team pursuit. Kramer used to be the world record holder in the team pursuit (alongside Douwe de Vries and Marcel Bosker) and broke the world records in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter events three times. By winning the 2010 World Allround Championship, Kramer became the first speed skater in history to win four consecutive world allround championships and eight consecutive international all round championships. He was undefeated in the 18 international allround championships he participated in from the 2006/2007 season until the 2016/2017 season. From November 2007 to March 2009, he was ranked first in the Adelskalender,[1] but despite his dominance as an all-round skater he has since been overtaken on that list by Shani Davis and, more recently, by his teammate Patrick Roest and Jordan Stolz.

On 27 March 2020, it was announced that Kramer extended his contract with the Jumbo-Visma speed skating team until the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

On 28 October 2021 it was announced that Sven was going to retire in 2022.[3]

  1. ^ Evert Stenlund (15 February 2010). "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Kramer verlengt contract en gaat door tot Olympische Spelen in Peking". nos.nl. 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Laatste schaatsjaar Sven Kramer: "Ik heb minder houvast, maar wel het geloof in eigen kunnen"". ad.nl.