Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Jan•Bos |
Used name | Jan•Bos |
Born | 29 March 1975 in Hierden, Gelderland (NED) |
Measurements | 190 cm / 83 kg |
Affiliations | Schaatsvereniging Viking, Harderwijk / Hofmeier Financiele Detachering |
NOC | Netherlands |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 2 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 2 |
While Dutch speed skaters had won many allround titles, it was not until 1998 that a Dutch skater won the World Sprint Championships. Jan Bos took the title in 1998 in Berlin, in the same hall where he had won the World Junior Championships in 1994. Although he could never repeat his victory, he remained a top sprinter for over a decade, especially in the 1000 m. He won Olympic silver medals in that distance in both 1998 and 2002, losing out to a non-favoured compatriot on both occasions. In 1999, he won the 1000 m world title, while collecting four more distance medals over the years. Jan Bos also won six Dutch sprint titles, collected 10 Dutch distance wins, and twice bettered the 1000 m World Record. Bos also made a brief sidestep to track cycling, joining his brother and sprint World Champion Theo Bos as a member of the Dutch team sprint squad.
Personal Bests: 500 – 34.72 (2002); 1000 – 1:07.20 (2009); 1500 – 1:44.87 (2007); 5000 – 6:46.59 (2001); 10000 – 15:23.18 (1993).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1998 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NED | Jan Bos | |||
500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
2002 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NED | Jan Bos | |||
500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
2004 Summer Olympics | Cycling Track (Cycling) | NED | Jan Bos | |||
Team Sprint, Men (Olympic) | Netherlands | 6 | ||||
2006 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NED | Jan Bos | |||
500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 20 | |||||
2010 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NED | Jan Bos | |||
500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 29 | |||||
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 12 |
Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
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1998 Winter Olympics | 9 – 10 February 1998 | Speed Skating (Skating) | 500 metres, Men (2 races) | Final Standings | 72.77 | 12 |
1998 Winter Olympics | 12 February 1998 | Speed Skating (Skating) | 1,500 metres, Men | Final Standings | 1:49.75 | 4 |
Games | Role | NOC | As | |
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2006 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | NED | Jan Bos |