Sven Kramer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sven Kramer
Occupation	Speed Skater
Date Of Birth	Apr 23, 1986(1986-04-23)
Age	38
Birthplace	Heerenveen
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Friesland
Horoscope	Aries

Sven Kramer Biography

Sven Kramer is one of the most popular and richest Speed Skater who was born on April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands. Dutch long-track speed skater who won gold in the 5000-meter event in Both the 2013 and the 2010 Winter Olympic games. He also took home gold at the 2014 games in Sochi during the team chase event.

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Sven Kramer was born on 23 April 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. He is a born Frisian.

Sven Kramer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsvɛnː ˈkraːmər] ; born 23 April 1986) is a Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meters at the Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, and won a record 21 gold medals at the World Single Distance Championships; eight in the 5000 meters, five in the 10,000 meters, and eight in the team pursuit. Kramer is the current world record holder in the team pursuit (alongside Douwe de Vries and Marcel Bosker), and broke the world records in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter events three times. By winning the 2010 World Allround Championship, Kramer became the first speed skater in history to win four consecutive world allround championships, and eight consecutive international allround championships. He was undefeated in the 18 international allround championships he participated in from the 2006/2007 season until the 2016/2017 season. From November 2007 to March 2009 he was ranked first in the Adelskalender, but despite his dominance as an all-round skater he has since been overtaken on that list by Shani Davis and, more recently, by his team mate Patrick Roest.

He began a romance in 2007 with Naomi van As in 2007.

Sven Kramer Net Worth

Sven Kramer is one of the richest Speed Skater from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sven Kramer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career as a Junior in the year 2004, taking second place at the Junior All-Round World Championships.

He was awarded his Netherlands skating champion of the year award three times in a row , from 2006 until 2010.

At the world allround championships in Moscow he also finished in first place claiming his fifth championship. This tied the record shared by Oscar Mathisen, who won his 5th title in 1914, and Clas Thunberg, who won his 5th title in 1931.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sven Kramer Dating?

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During the 2006 World Allround Championships in Calgary, Kramer set a new world record in the 10,000 meter event with a time of 12:51.60. Kramer won both the two longest distances of the tournament, but had to settle for bronze overall.

Facts & Trivia

Sven Ranked on the list of most popular Speed Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Sven Kramer celebrates birthday on April 23 of every year.

On 11 February 2006, he won the silver medal in the 5000 m at the 2006 Winter Olympic in Turin. Kramer also participated in the team pursuit event. The Dutch team was favourite and was leading Italy by nearly a full second in their semi-final, but Kramer stepped on a block and fell, taking Carl Verheijen with him. In the race for bronze, they defeated Norway, giving Kramer his second medal of the Games.

How many medals has Sven Kramer won?

With nine medals to his name, the Netherlands’ Sven Kramer is the most decorated speed skater in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. At PyeongChang 2018, he became the first man to win the 5,000m title three times in a row, an event in which he also won silver at Turin 2006.

Is Sven Kramer retired?

2022

Who was the first skater to win three Olympic golds in a row?

Irina Rodnina Rodnina is the only skater to win 10 straight world championships (1969-78) and three consecutive Olympics gold medals (1972, ’76 and ’80) for pairs skating. Teamed with Alexei Ulanov then Alexander Zaitsev, Rodnina was the first pairs skater to win Olympic gold with two different partners.

Who is the Flying Dutchman speed skater?

March 18 (Reuters) – Three-times Winter Olympic champion speed skater Kjeld Nuis has become the first person to break the 100 kph barrier, shattering his own record set four years ago.

What female speed skater has won the Olympic gold medals?

Bonnie Blair is a world record-holding speed skater, a six-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated woman in Winter Olympic history.