Bas Verwijlen
| File:Bas-verwijlen-1318513106.jpg Bas Verwijlen in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1983 |
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Website | http://www.basverwijlen.com/ |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Country | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Weapon | épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| Club | SC Den Bosch |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Bas Verwijlen (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch right-handed épée fencer and four-time Olympian.[1][2]
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. As a junior, he won eleven national titles, he became third at the World Championships under-16 in the United States and represented the Netherlands at every European and World Championship since 1998. He won two World Cups for Juniors, a performance never achieved by another fencer.[2]
It was time for his senior career and also managed to achieve World class performances there. At the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig he won the bronze medal. At the European Championships 2005 in Zalaegerszeg he and his Dutch teammates came sixth in the nations tournament. He reached the final and became second at the 2006 European Championships in İzmir. After the Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm in 2008 he was secure of qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the preparations for this tournament he won the World Cup meeting in Cali, Colombia in June and he also won the Dutch national title.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the last eight, losing to the eventual gold medalist, Matteo Tagliariol.[3]
At the 2011 European Championships, he finished in 2nd place, a result he repeated at the 2011 World Championships.[4] He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 13th place, despite a knee injury.[3][4]
Medal Record
[edit | edit source]World Championship
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Germany Leipzig, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[5] |
| 2011 | Italy Catania, Italy | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[6] |
European Championship
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[7] |
Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/28/2003 | Colombia Bogotá, Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[8] |
| 05/11/2007 | France Paris, France | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[9] |
| 01/25/2008 | Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[10] |
| 02/10/2012 | Qatar Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[11] |
| 12/04/2015 | Qatar Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[12] |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2005 | Estonia Tallinn, Estonia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[13] |
| 07/08/2005 | Canada Vancouver, Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[14] |
| 07/16/2005 | Iran Tehran, Iran | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[15] |
| 07/15/2006 | Iran Tehran, Iran | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[16] |
| 01/12/2007 | Iran Kish Island, Iran | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[17] |
| 02/02/2007 | Italy Legnano, Italy | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[18] |
| 06/14/2008 | Colombia Cali, Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[19] |
| 01/10/2009 | Iran Kish Island, Iran | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[20] |
| 02/14/2009 | Estonia Tallinn, Estonia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[21] |
| 03/26/2010 | Germany Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[22] |
| 06/26/2010 | Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[23] |
| 03/04/2011 | Estonia Tallinn, Estonia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[24] |
| 02/21/2014 | Estonia Tallinn, Estonia | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[25] |
| 10/23/2015 | Switzerland Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[26] |
| 05/11/2018 | France Paris, France | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[27] |
| 11/23/2018 | Switzerland Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[28] |
| 02/07/2020 | Canada Vancouver, Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[29] |
References
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External links
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- Bas Verwijlen at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Dutch male épée fencers
- Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Oss
- European Games competitors for the Netherlands
- Fencers at the 2015 European Games
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen