Merijn Scheperkamp

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

Merijn Scheperkamp
Scheperkamp at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000
Hilversum, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
ClubTeam Jumbo-Visma
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Single Distances Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 HeerenveenTeam sprint
World Sprint Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 HamarTeam sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 HeerenveenTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2023 HamarSprint
Silver medal – second place2022 Heerenveen500 m

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
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m34.4317 December 2022Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:07.465 December 2021Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:46.1830 December 2021Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m3:49.3820 February 2021Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m7:03.843 February 2019Groningen

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
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) team sprint
BEIJING
12th 500m

2022–23
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m–1
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m–2
5th 1000m
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
6th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
5th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
7th 500m
46th 1000m
HAMAR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN
5th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) team sprint

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

Medals won
Championship Gold
1st place, gold medalist(s)		 Silver
2nd place, silver medalist(s)		 Bronze
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Single Distances110

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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