Quick Facts
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Jan Bos (born 29 March 1975) is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist. In the late 1990s he was world champion in speed skating and he competed in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.
Speed skater
In 1998 Bos both became the world champion sprint and won the silver medal that year in the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano. He won the silver medal on that same distance in Salt Lake City.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the team sprint track cycling event, together with his brother Theo Bos, who won the silver at the individual sprint, and Teun Mulder. The Dutch finished sixth after being knocked out by Japan.
Bos ended his career as a competitive speed skater in 2011.
Cyclist
In 2012 Bos (in cooperation with the Human Power Team from Delft) tried to become the fastest cyclist in the world during the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada. At the time, the International Human Powered Vehicle Association record was 133 km/h, held by the Canadian Sam Whittingham. Bos used a recumbent bicycle specially developed for the occasion by students of the Delft University of Technology and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, but only managed a maximum speed of 126.5 km/h. In September 2013, his teammate Sebastiaan Bowier did manage to break the record, reaching a speed of 133.78 kilometres per hour (83.13 mph)
Records
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.72 | 12 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.20 | 22 March 2009 | Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:44.87 | 4 March 2007 | Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 3:50.53 | 16 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:46.59 | 17 March 2001 | Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 15:23.18 | 11 March 1993 | Heerenveen | |
World records
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 1.10,63 | 22 November 1997 | Calgary |
| 1000 m | 1.08,55 | 21 February 1999 | Calgary |
Tournament summary
| Year | Dutch Distance | Dutch Sprint | World Sprint | World Distance | Olympics | World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9th 500 m 6th 1000 m 10th 1500 m | |||||
| 1995 | 5th 500 m 4th 1000 m 10th 1500 m | 5th | ||||
| 1996 |  500 m 1000 m |  | 24th | 39th 1000 m | ||
| 1997 |  | 13th | 8th 500 m 1000 m | 20th 500 m 4th 1000 m | ||
| 1998 | 500 m 1000 m 5th 1500 m | | | 5th 500 m 4th 1000 m | 12th 500 m 1000 m 4th 1500 m | 5th 500 m 1000 m 17th 1500 m |
| 1999 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m | | | fall 500 m 1000 m | 4th 500 m 1000 m 6th 1500 m | |
| 2000 | 500 m 1000 m | | 4th | 5th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m | 5th 500 m 1000 m 6th 1500 m | |
| 2001 | 500 m 1000 m 10th 1500 m | Ill | 4th | 21st 500 m 10th 1000 m | 8th 500 m 10th 1000 m 23rd 1500 m | |
| 2002 | 500 m 1000 m 5th 1500 m | | DQ | 9th 500 m 1000 m 7th 1500 m | 7th 500 m 1000 m 26th 1500 m | |
| 2003 | 500 m 1000 m | | 7th | 5th 500 m 15th 1000 m | 5th 500 m 1000 m | |
| 2004 | 500 m 7th 1000 m | 6th | 14th 500 m 5th 1000 m | 28th 100 m 16th 500 m 9th 1000 m | ||
| 2005 | 4th 500 m 5th 1000 m 10th 1500 m | | 6th | 1000 m | 23rd 500 m 5th 1000 m | |
| 2006 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m | | 11th 500 m 5th 1000 m 20th 1500 m | 43rd 500 m 12th 1000 m 7th 1500 m | ||
| 2007 | 500 m 1000 m 1500 m | | 12th | 16th 500 m | 36th 100 m 19th 500 m 4th 1000 m 6th 1500 m | |
| 2008 | 5th 500 m 1000 m 9th 1500 m | | 39th | 5th 1000 m | 25th 100 m 24th 500 m 1000 m | |
| 2009 | 8th 500 m 6th 1000 m | 4th | 5th 1000 m | 12th 1000 m | ||
| 2010 | 8th 500 m 7th 1000 m | 29th 500 m 12th 1000 m | 51st 500 m 15th 1000 m | |||
| 2011 | 10th 500 m 1000 m | | 12th |
