Martinus Anthonius Johannes Maria "Martin" Hersman (born 26 February 1974) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1992 and 2003. He competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics in 1000 and 1500 m; his best achievement was sixth place in the 1500 m event in 1998.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 February 1974 Sassenheim, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sassenheimse IJsclub | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 36.38 (2002) 1000 m: 1:10.17 (2002) 1500 m: 1:46.76 (2002) 5000 m: 6:31.62 (2002) 10 000 m: 14:01.42 (2002) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze allround medal at the European Speed Skating Championships for Men in 1996 and two bronze medals at the single distance world championships: in the 1500 m (1996) and 1000 m (1997). Nationally, he won the 1500 m event in 2000 and 2002.[2]
Personal records edit
| Personal records[3] | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 36.38 | 27 January 2002 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:10.17 | 27 January 2002 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:46.76 | 26 January 2002 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 3:46.81 | 11 August 2002 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:31.62 | 28 January 2002 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 14:01.42 | 7 February 1999 | Vikingskipet, Hamar | |
Hersman has a score of 153.199 points on the Adelskalender.
Tournament overview edit
Season |
Dutch Championships Single Distances |
Dutch Championships Allround |
Dutch Championships Sprint |
European Championships Allround |
Olympic Games |
World Championships Single Distances |
World Championships Allround |
World Championships Juniors |
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1992–93 |
BASELGA di PINÈ 7th 500m  3000m  1500m 8th 5000m 4th overall | |||||||
1993–94 |
HEERENVEEN 1500m |
LILLEHAMMER 8th 1500m |
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1994–95 |
THE HAGUE  5000m |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 9th 5000m 1500m 8th 10000m 6th overall |
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1995–96 |
THE HAGUE 500m 6th 5000m 1500m 6th 10000m overall |
HEERENVEEN 6th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m overall |
HAMAR 1500m |
INZELL 9th 500m 4th 5000m 7th 1500m 10th 10000m 6th overall |
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1996–97 |
ASSEN 500m 5th 5000m 5th 1500m 6th 10000m 4th overall |
WARSAW 1000m 4th 1500m |
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1997–98 |
HEERENVEEN 1500m |
NAGANO 12th 1000m 6th 1500m |
CALGARY 13th 1000m |
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1998–99 |
HEERENVEEN 500m 10th 5000m 5th 1500m 12th 10000m 6th overall |
HEERENVEEN 18th 1500m |
HAMAR 6th 500m 13th 5000m 1500m 9th 10000m 7th overall |
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1999–2000 |
DEVENTER 1000m 1500m 5000m |
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| 2000–01 | ||||||||
2001–02 |
GRONINGEN 1500m |
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2002–03 |
UTRECHT 1500m |
GRONINGEN 7th 500m 1000m 11th 500m 1000m 4th overall |
Source:[4]
Medals won edit
| Championship | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze
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| Dutch Allround | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| European Allround | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dutch Single Distances | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| World Single Distances | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| World Allround | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Martin Hersman. sports-reference.com
- ^ Martin Hersman (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
- ^ https://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=384
- ^ "Skater Profile | Martin Hersman | Men | Netherlands".
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