van der poel 10000

Roest knew it would be hard to hold off van der Poel. Since then the Swedes had not finished higher than seventh in an Olympic race.

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Norwegian Hallgeir Engebraaten got bronze 104 seconds behind the winner.

. Van der Poel won the 2014 World Junior Championships in Bjugn Norway. Since then the Swedes had not finished higher than seventh in an Olympic race. BEIJING AP Nils van der Poel of Sweden broke his own world record and captured his second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics with a dominant victory in mens 10000-meter speedskating Friday. Van der Poel added to his victory in the 5000 which was a much closer affair.

Still it was a bitter pill to swallow when he saw a potential gold. Nils Göran van der Poel born 25 April 1996 is a Swedish speed skater who is the current world and Olympic record holder and reigning world and Olympic champion in the 5000 m event and current world record holder and reigning world champion in the 10000 m event. This time it was just the outspoken 25-year-old vs. Swedens Nils van der Poel broke his own world record at one point held by.

Van der Poel became the first Swedish speedskater to claim a medal since Tomas Gustafson won a pair of golds in the 5000 and 10000 at the Calgary Games 34 years ago. He finished 14th in the mens. Reigning Olympic champion Ted-Jan Bloemen fell short of the podium in the mens 10000 metres on Friday in Beijing. Van der Poel became the first Swedish speedskater to claim a medal since Tomas Gustafson won a pair of golds in the 5000 and 10000 at the Calgary Games 34 years ago.

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