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Bas Verwijlen

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Bas Verwijlen (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch right-handed épée fencer and four-time Olympian. He started fencing when he was five years old at fencing club Zaal Verwijlen in Oss, owned by his father Roel Verwijlen, who is also the Dutch national coach. Until he was twelve years old, he fenced in two different weapons, but he has since chosen to focus on the épée. He became part of the Dutch national team and took part in the Universiade (17th in Beijing, 2001), Youth Olympics, Dutch national championships, but also European and World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bas Verwijlen is the 300th most popular fencer (down from 299th in 2019), the 1,535th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,604th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Bas Verwijlen ranks 300 out of 349Before him are Alessio Foconi, Lyubov Shutova, Rareș Dumitrescu, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Astrid Guyart, and Tan Xue. After him are Csanád Gémesi, Artur Akhmatkhuzin, Andrea Santarelli, Mojtaba Abedini, André Weßels, and Aliaksandr Buikevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Bas Verwijlen ranks 1,251Before him are Lorène Bazolo, Astrid Guyart, Yuichi Shibakoya, Shogo Nishikawa, Hiromasa Kanazawa, and Gal Alberman. After him are Richard Mateelong, Vasily Koshechkin, Jaime Castrillón, Aziza Siddiqui, Marius Žaliūkas, and Kris Boyd.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bas Verwijlen ranks 1,536 out of 1,646Before him are Sarah Siegelaar (1981), Arnold Kruiswijk (1984), Steve Wijler (1996), Roline Repelaer van Driel (1984), Cees Bol (1995), and Joshua Brenet (1994). After him are Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (1989), Annemarieke van Rumpt (1980), Lara van Ruijven (1992), Mats Wieffer (1999), Eva de Goede (1989), and Laura van der Heijden (1990).

Among FENCERS In Netherlands

Among fencers born in Netherlands, Bas Verwijlen ranks 3Before him are Jetze Doorman (1881), and Claudia Bokel (1973). After him are Ali Pakdaman (1990).