Cees Juffermans (born 10 February 1982) is a former Dutch

Short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as ...

. Currently he is a marathon speed skater. Juffermans is one of the most renowned short track speed skaters the Netherlands has ever produced. At the 2001 European Championships, he won the silver medal and competed in the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soó ...

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

where he was eliminated in the series at the 500 and 1000 metres. At the 1500 metres, he would reach the semi finals and would eventually finish in 8th place. His road to the 2006 Winter Olympics in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th ...

was not the easiest. Juffermans was nominated by the Dutch Speed Skating Association for both the 1000 and 1500 metres and only had to show he was in form prior to the Olympics at the Speed Skating World Cup meeting in The Hague. He was unable to do so and his 1000 metres ticket was given to

Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt (born April 2, 1983 in Utrecht) is a retired dutch Short track speed skater. Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of ...

instead who did meet the qualifications to reach the Olympics. On 20 January 2006, he eventually did qualify for the Olympics as during the 2006 European Championships he finished in 6th position at the 1500 metres, which was good enough to qualify. As the Dutch had another starting entry left which was not taken by any other skater he was also allowed to start at the 500 metres in Turin. At the 500 metres, he reached the quarter finals, while at the 1500 metres he was eliminated in the semi finals, although he had the final in reach. With only one lap to go Juffermans was in second position when Belgian Pieter Gysel hit him and both fell on the ice. Gysel was disqualified and as a result Juffermans would be able to ride in the final, however after his fall he did not pass the finish line and was eliminated after all. After the Olympics he would make a surprising switch by giving up on short track speed skating and starting to participate in marathon speed skating instead.

Personal life

Born in Stompwijk, Netherlands, he has a relationship with short track speed skater, Liesbeth Mau Asam.

References

External links

Official website
1982 births Living people Dutch male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of the Netherlands Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics People from Leidschendam Sportspeople from South Holland 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub