Sven Kramer (born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch-Frisian long track speed skater. He is the current Dutch, European, and World Allround Champion. He is also the reigning world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m and the team pursuit (the latter alongside Wouter Olde Heuvel and Erben Wennemars). He is second in the Adelskalender (rankinglist of personal records) behind Shani Davis as of March 7,2009.
Sven Kramer was...
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Sven Kramer (born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch-Frisian long track speed skater. He is the current Dutch, European, and World Allround Champion. He is also the reigning world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m and the team pursuit (the latter alongside Wouter Olde Heuvel and Erben Wennemars). He is second in the Adelskalender (rankinglist of personal records) behind Shani Davis as of March 7,2009.
Sven Kramer was born on April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands. He is the son of former speed skater Yep Kramer, and the four year older brother of speed skater Brecht Kramer.
In the 2004 season he came in second at the Junior allround world championships.
In December 2004 he won the Dutch Allround Championships at just 18 years old and thus qualified for the European Allround Championships for the first time, where he won the silver medal. At the World Allround Championships 2005 he came in third. At the end of that season he signed a contract...
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