Ids Postma
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Ids Hylke Postma 28 December 1973 Dearsum, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Anni Friesinger-Postma (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Henk Gemser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 35.99 (2001) 1000 m: 1:09.15 (2002) 1500 m: 1:45.41 (2002) 3000 m: 3:58.53 (2002) 5000 m: 6:32.92 (2000) 10 000 m: 13:45.91 (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ids Hylke Postma (born 28 December 1973) is a Dutch former speed skater. He is an Olympic gold medalist[1] and former world champion.
In 1993 Postma finished 2nd at the Speedskating World Championships for Juniors. In his first year as senior skater, he became Dutch Allround Champion, finished second behind Johann Olav Koss at the World Allround Championships, and came 4th in the European Championships, but nevertheless did not qualify for the Dutch Olympic team. In 1997 Postma won both the European Allround Championships and the World Allround Championships.[2]
His greatest success came in 1998 when he became World Allround Champion again, also setting a world record in the point-sum combination, and won two Olympic medals at the Olympic Games in Nagano. He won the 1,000 meters event and placed second at his specialty, the 1,500 meters, just behind Ådne Søndrål from Norway. Also in 1998, he was the first skater who skated an official world record on the 1,500 meters below 1:50.00: Postma did this in Berlin.[2] Erben Wennemars had done the same the summer before, but that time was not ratified by the International Skating Union.[2] Postma's record did not last long, because a few hours later Kevin Overland skated to a new record in Calgary.[2]
Postma is also a three-time World Champion in the World Single Distance Championships. He won the 5,000 meters in 1996 and the 1,500 meters in 1999 and 2000.
In October 2004 Postma announced his retirement[3] and nowadays he lives on his farm in Deersum. He married German speed skater Anni Friesinger on 11 August 2009 in Salzburg. The couple will not live together on the farm until renovations are complete.[4] In August 2011, she gave birth to a daughter.[5] He previously had a relationship with Renske Vellinga, until her death in a car crash in 1994.
Records
[edit | edit source]Personal records
[edit | edit source]| Personal records | ||||
| Men's Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 35.99 | 30 November 2001 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:09.15 | 16 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:45.41 | 19 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:58.53 | 15 November 2002 | Inzell | |
| 5000 m | 6:32.92 | 30 January 2000 | Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 13:45.91 | 15 March 1998 | Heerenveen | |
Source: www.isu.org[6] & SpeedskatingResults.com[7]
World records
[edit | edit source]| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 m | 1:49.81 | 29 November 1997 | Berlin | |
| Big combination | 153.367 | 15 March 1998 | Heerenveen |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[8]
Tournament overview
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- DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance
- NC = No classification
World Cup overview
[edit | edit source]| Season | 500 meter | ||||||||||||
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| 1994–1995 | – | – | – | – | 29th | 31st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Season | 1000 meter | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | – | – | – | – | 32nd | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995–1996 | ||||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | ||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st(b) | – | – | |
| 1999–2000 | ||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23rd(b) |
| 2001–2002 | – | – | – | 28th(b) | – | – | 1st(b) | |||
| 2002–2003 | ||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | ||||||||||
| Season | 1500 meter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | ||||||
| 1995–1996 | – | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 12th | 5th | 5th | 11th |
| 1996–1997 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 11th | – | 6th | – |
| 1997–1998 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | – | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | – |
| 1998–1999 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7th | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7th | |
| 1999–2000 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 16th | 4th | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | |
| 2000–2001 | – | – | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 4th | 14th | |
| 2001–2002 | – | – | – | – | 4th | 6th |
| 2002–2003 | 15th | 9th | 4th | 18th | 7th | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) |
| 2003–2004 | 13th | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | – | – | |
| Season | 5000 meter/10000 meter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | |||||||
| 1995–1996 | – | 1st(b) | 5th | 8th | 7th | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 7th* |
| 1996–1997 | 12th | 7th | 9th | –* | –* | – | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) |
| 1997–1998 | 19th | 1st(b) | – | 11th* | – | – | |
| 1998–1999 | 8th | 20th* | 4th | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 16th | ||
| 1999–2000 | 14th | –* | 9th | – | 6th | ||
| 2000–2001 | |||||||
| 2001–2002 | |||||||
| 2002–2003 | 10th | 11th | 6th | –* | 11th | – | |
| 2003–2004 | |||||||
- – = Did not participate
- * = 10000 meter
- (b) = Division B
Medals won
[edit | edit source]| Championship | Gold 1st place, gold medalist(s) |
Silver 2nd place, silver medalist(s) |
Bronze 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Single Distances | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dutch Allround Single Events | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Dutch Allround Classification | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| European Allround Single Events | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| European Allround Classification | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Allround Single Events | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| World Allround Classification | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Dutch Sprint Single Events | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dutch Sprint Classification | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Single Distances | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| World Cup Events | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| World Cup Classification | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| World Junior Allround | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 31 | 34 |
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External links
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Dutch male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands
- Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- World record setters in speed skating
- People from Boarnsterhim
- Speed skaters from Friesland
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen