Louis Hollaar
Netherlands
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Netherlands | |
| Born | 18 Sep 1998
in  Numansdorp | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Heerenveen, NED | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Dutch |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.76 | 28 Nov 2020 | Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:09.57 | 01 Nov 2020 | Heerenveen |
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| 1500m | 1:47.39 | 10 Oct 2020 | Heerenveen |
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| 5000m | 6:33.48 | 26 Jan 2019 | Heerenveen |
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| 10000m | 14:13.68 | 12 Jan 2020 | Groningen |
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Social Media
Social Media
| louishollaar.nl/ | www.facebook.com/louis.hollaar |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He combined skating with gymnastics when he was younger. When his training sessions for both sports started to clash, he decided to focus on skating. "There is so much that goes into it. Training hard, the tension before the race, the idea that when it comes down to it you are really on your own." | |
| Club / Team | Team IKO: Netherlands | |
| Name of coach | Erik Bouwman [club], NED; Erwin ten Hove [club], NED; Martin ten Hove [club], NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He tore a muscle in his groin in October 2019. (bndestem.nl, 25 Jan 2020) | |
| Other sports | He has represented the Netherlands in roller speed skating. He competed in the marathon at the 2016 World Championships in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Nov 2021; louishollaar.nl, 01 Sep 2020) | |
| Famous relatives | His brother has competed in speed skating at an elite level in the Netherlands. (talentned.nl, 01 Jan 2020) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer, US speed skater Chad Hedrick. (talentned.nl, 01 Jan 2020) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold in the 1500m at the Olympic Winter Games. (talentned.nl, 01 Jan 2020) |