Thijs Roozen
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSNED11709199401 | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 17 Sep 1994 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Heemstede, NED | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Dutch | |
| Higher education | Administration Studies - Open University: Netherlands |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.81 | 18 Mar 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:08.98 | 18 Mar 2017 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:45.26 | 20 Mar 2016 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:55.47 | 04 Nov 2017 |  Heerenveen |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/thijs.roozen | twitter.com/thijsroozen | www.thijsroozen.nl/ |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He played tennis, football and golf as a boy, and his parents also wanted him to try speed skating. At age 12 he decided to concentrate on speed skating. "It's really nice to skate faster and faster." | |
| Name of coach | Erwin ten Hove, NED; Martin ten Hove, NED | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating at age five. | |
| Club / Team | Team IKO: Netherlands |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | In 2013 he was nominated for Sportsman of the Year in the municipality of Kennemerland, Netherlands. (rodi.nl, 23 Oct 2013) | |
| Hobbies | Supporting Dutch football team Ajax, playing golf. (schaatsen.nl, 24 Oct 2014) |