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Jan Smeekens

1987 - Today

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Jan Smeekens (born 11 February 1987) is a Dutch former speed skater. He is a 500 m specialist. Smeekens won his first international medal during the 2004 World Junior Single Distance Championships in Moscow where he won the gold medal at the 500 m. At the 2006 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships on 28 October 2005 he made his début among the senior skaters in his country, resulting in claiming a World Cup spot for races in Collalbo and Baselga di Pinè. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Smeekens is the 440th most popular skater (up from 443rd in 2019), the 1,644th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,636th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Jan Smeekens ranks 440 out of 483. Before him are Fedor Klimov, Kevin Reynolds, Jason Brown, Kanako Murakami, Vanessa James, and Anna Pogorilaya. After him are Wakaba Higuchi, Adam Rippon, Zachary Donohue, Kim Min-seok, Katarzyna Woźniak, and Ted-Jan Bloemen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Jan Smeekens ranks 1,396. Before him are Yu Hasegawa, Kota Amano, Lins Lima de Brito, Douglas Vieira, Tiiu Kuik, and Jumpei Kusukami. After him are Josimar Rodrigues Souza Roberto, Guilherme Guido, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Milana Vayntrub, Luka Lončar, and Kohei Kawata.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Smeekens ranks 1,645 out of 1,646. Before him are Sven van Beek (1994), Danilho Doekhi (1998), Jamiro Monteiro (1993), Noël van 't End (1991), Gino van Kessel (1993), and Timo Roosen (1993). After him are Gijs Blom (1997), Moreno Hofland (1991), Alexander Brouwer (null), Dave Bulthuis (1990), Dan Gadzuric (1978), and Nadine Broersen (1990).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Jan Smeekens ranks 45. Before him are Jan Blokhuijsen (1989), Michel Mulder (1986), Patrick Roest (1995), Marrit Leenstra (1989), Yara van Kerkhof (1990), and Ronald Mulder (1986). After him are Ted-Jan Bloemen (1986), Antoinette de Jong (1995), Annette Gerritsen (1985), and Esmee Visser (1996).

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