# Beorn Nijenhuis

Beorn Nijenhuis (born 2 April 1984) is a Dutch speed skater, who represented the Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Born in Canada, where he started speed skating, he eventually moved to the Netherlands at the age of 13. A year later he received his Dutch citizenship, and started competing for them soon after.
He has been a standout in the men's 1000m on the international scene, ranking second in the Speed Skating World Cup standings and finishing fifth at the 2005 World Single Distance Championships. He was third in the final 1500m World Cup rankings. He was national record holder in the 1000 meter from 2008 to 2012.
The Torino Olympics was his first appearance at the Olympics. He finished 35th in the 500 metres and 12th in the 1000 meters.

## Personal records

Personal records :
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 meter | 35.00 | 20 November 2005 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 meter | 1:07.07 | 16 March 2008 | Calgary | |
| 1500 meter | 1:43.66 | 13 March 2008 | Calgary | |
| 3000 meter | 3:50.24 | 24 March 2002 | Calgary | |
| 5000 meter | 6:45.54 | 22 March 2002 | Calgary | |
| 10000 meter | 15:05.37 | 27 November 2002 | Groningen | |
Nijenhuis has an Adelskalender score of 155.350 points

## World records established

| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 1500 meter | 1:46.80 | 21 March 2002 | Calgary | Junior world record until 21 March 2003 |
| 1000 meter | 1:10.65 | 23 March 2002 | Calgary | Junior world record until 11 January 2003 |
| 1000 meter | 1:08.83 | 11 January 2003 | Salt Lake City | Junior world record until 19 January 2003 |
| Sprint combination | 140.315 | 12 January 2003 | Calgary | Junior world record until 19 January 2003 |
| 1000 meter | 1:08.53 | 19 January 2003 | Calgary | Junior world record until 2 December 2017 |
| Sprint combination | 139.750 | 19 January 2003 | Calgary | Junior world record |
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## Tournament overview

| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Sprint | World Championships Sprint | World Championships Single Distances | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Championships Junior Allround |
| 2000–01 | THE HAGUE 21st 1000m | | | | | | |
| 2001–02 | | | | | | | COLLALBO 5th 500m 7th 3000m 4th 1500m 4th 5000m overall Team pursuit |
| 2002–03 | UTRECHT 6th 500m 10th 1000m 13th 1500m | GRONINGEN 4th 500m 1000m 4th 500m 1000m overall | CALGARY 10th 500m 9th 1000m 15th 500m 5th 1000m 11th overall | | | 42nd 500m 13th 1000m 25th 1500m | |
| 2003–04 | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m 4th 1000m 6th 1500m | UTRECHT 5th 500m 4th 1000m 5th 500m 1000m overall | NAGANO 13th 500m 1000m 13th 500m 12th 1000m 11th overall | | | 21st 100m 15th 500m 1000m | |
| 2004–05 | ASSEN 500m 1000m 1500m | GRONINGEN 500m 1000m DNF 500m 1000m 22nd overall | | INZELL 12th 500m 5th 1000m | | 15th 500m 1000m 1500m | |
| 2005–06 | HEERENVEEN 500m 1000m 5th 1500m | ASSEN 500m 1000m 7th 500m 1000m overall | HEERENVEEN 17th 500m 9th 1000m 16th 500m 12th 1000m 9th overall | | TURIN 35th 500m 12th 1000m | 35th 500m 19th 1000m 5th 1500m | |
| 2006–07 | ASSEN DNF 500m 1000m 7th 1500m | GRONINGEN 500m 4th 1000m 4th 500m 1000m overall | HAMAR 7th 500m 5th 1000m 6th 500m 5th 1000m 5th overall | SALT LAKE CITY 8th 1000m | | 33rd 100m 37th 500m 6th 1000m 15th 1500m | |
| 2007–08 | | HEERENVEEN 5th 500m 6th 1000m 8th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall | | | | 23rd 1500m | |
| 2008–09 | HEERENVEEN 4th 500m DQ 1000m 7th 1500m | GRONINGEN 9th 500m 7th 1000m 5th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall | | | | 35th 100m 24th 500m | |
| 2009–10 | HEERENVEEN 13th 500m 5th 1000m | GRONINGEN 5th 500m 1000m 9th 500m 1000m overall | №OBIHIRO 10th 500m 1000m 13th 500m 5th 1000m 7th overall | | | 29th 1000m | |
* DNF = Did not finish
* DQ = Disqualified

## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dutch Single Distances | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dutch Sprint | 0 | 0 | 5 |