Simon Kuipers
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| Born | 9 August 1982 Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.simonkuipers.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Kuipers (born 9 August 1982) is a retired Dutch speed skater. He won a 1500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory. He participated in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 23rd in the 500 metres, and 4th in the 1500 metres, less than four-tenths of a second off the podium, as well as being the fastest Dutchman in that event. He officially retired in March 2012.