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bas verwijlen in 2012 http://www.basverwijlen.com/ sc den bosch oss , netherlands 80 kg lb st on 1.9 bas verwijlen
 fencing 01 october 1983 right-handed bas-verwijlen-1318513106 . jpg -lsb- http://fie.org/fencers/fencer/5250 current ranking -rsb- bas verwijlen épée
bas verwijlen

bas verwijlen -lrb- born october 1 , 1983 in oss -rrb- is a fencer from the netherlands .
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 -lrb- 17th in beijing , 2001 -rrb- , 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 .
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 team mates came sixth in the nations tournament .
he reached the final and became second at the 2006 european championships in izmir .
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 .
at the 2008 summer olympics he reached the last eight , losing to the eventual gold medalist , matteo tagliariol .
at the 2011 european championships , he finished in 2nd place , a result he repeated at the 2011 world championships .
he qualified for the 2012 summer olympics , finishing in 13th place , despite a knee injury .
