Jan Bos

Jan Bos (born 29 March 1975) is a Dutch former speedskater and sprint cyclist. In the late 1990s he was world champion in speed skating and he competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Speed skater

In 1998 Bos both became the world champion sprint and won the silver medal that year in the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano. He won the silver medal on that same distance in Salt Lake City.

He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the team sprint track cycling event, together with his brother Theo Bos, who won the silver at the individual sprint, and Teun Mulder. The Dutch finished sixth after being knocked out by Japan.

Bos ended his career as a competitive speed skater in 2011.

Cyclist

In 2012 Bos (in cooperation with the Human Power Team from Delft) tried to become the fastest cyclist in the world during the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada. At the time, the International Human Powered Vehicle Association record was 133 km/h, held by the Canadian Sam Whittingham.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bos used a recumbent bicycle specially developed for the occasion by students of the Delft University of Technology and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, but only managed a maximum speed of 126.5 km/h. In September 2013, his teammate Sebastiaan Bowier did manage to break the record, reaching a speed of 133.78 kilometres per hour (83.13 mph)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Records

Personal records

Bos specialized in the sprint events but does have an Adelsalender score of 156.494

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World records

Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
1000 meter	1:10.63	22 November 1997	Calgary	World record until 23 November 1997
1000 meter	1:08.55	21 February 1999	Calgary	World record until 12 January 2000

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Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Allround	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Sprint	World Championships Sprint	World Championships Single Distances	Olympic Games	World Cup	World Championships Junior Allround
1992–93		Template:Center 18th 500m 12th 1000m 22nd 1500m						Template:Center 22nd 500m 5th 3000m 9th 1500m 12th 5000m 9th overall
1993–94	Template:Center 4th 500m 14th 5000m 8th 1500m 12th 10000m 12th overall	Template:Center 9th 500m 6th 1000m 10th 1500m						Template:Center 10th 500m Template:Silver2 3000m Template:Gold1 1500m Template:Gold1 5000m Template:Gold1 overall
1994–95		Template:Center 5th 500m 4th 1000m 10th 1500m	Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m 4th 1000m 8th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m 5th overall
1995–96		Template:Center Template:Silver2 500m Template:Silver2 1000m	Template:Center 5th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m Template:Bronze3 overall	Template:Center 30th 500m 24th 1000m 31st 500m 25th 1000m 24th overall			39th 1000m
1996–97			Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Silver2 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center 17th 500m 15th 1000m 16th 500m 10th 1000m 13th overall	Template:Center 8th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m		20th 500m 4th 1000m
1997–98		Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 5th 1500m	Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 500m Template:Silver2 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 4th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center 5th 500m 4th 1000m	Template:Center 12th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 4th 1500m	5th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 17th 1500m
1998–99		Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Silver2 1000m Template:Bronze3 1500m	Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 500m 5th 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center 6th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Bronze3 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Silver2 overall	Template:Center DNF 500m Template:Gold1 1000m		4th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 6th 1500m
1999–2000		Template:Center Template:Silver2 500m Template:Silver2 1000m	Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Bronze3 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center 6th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 5th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 4th overall	Template:Center 5th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m Template:Bronze3 1500m		5th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m 6th 1500m
2000–01		Template:Center Template:Silver2 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 10th 1500m		Template:Center 6th 500m 6th 1000m 7th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 4th overall	Template:Center 21st 500m 10th 1000m		8th 500m 10th 1000m 23rd 1500m
2001–02		Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 5th 1500m	Template:Center Template:Silver2 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m Template:Bronze3 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Silver2 overall	Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m 14th 1000m 39th 500m DQ 1000m NC overall		Template:Center 9th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 7th 1500m	7th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 26th 1500m
2002–03		Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m	Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center 11th 500m 6th 1000m 7th 500m 7th 1000m 7th overall	Template:Center 5th 500m 15th 1000m		5th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m
2003–04		Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m 7th 1000m	Template:Center 4th 500m 7th 1000m Template:Bronze3 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall		Template:Center 14th 500m 5th 1000m		28th 100m 16th 500m 9th 1000m
2004–05		Template:Center 4th 500m 5th 1000m 10th 1500m	Template:Center 4th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m Template:Silver2 500m 4th 1000m Template:Silver2 overall	Template:Center 14th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 11th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m 6th overall	Template:Center Template:Silver2 1000m		23rd 500m 5th 1000m
2005–06		Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 1500m		Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 10th 500m 5th 1000m Template:Bronze3 overall		Template:Center 11th 500m 5th 1000m 20th 1500m	43rd 500m 12th 1000m 7th 1500m
2006–07		Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Bronze3 1500m	Template:Center Template:Gold1 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 6th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m Template:Silver2 overall	Template:Center 15th 500m 8th 1000m 17th 500m 8th 1000m 12th overall	Template:Center 16th 500m		36th 100m 19th 500m 4th 1000m 6th 1500m
2007–08		Template:Center 5th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 9th 1500m	Template:Center 4th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 4th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m Template:Gold1 overall	Template:Center 6th 500m Template:Gold1 1000m 40th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 39th overall	Template:Center 5th 1000m		25th 100m 24th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m
2008–09		Template:Center 8th 500m 6th 1000m	Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m 4th 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall		Template:Center 5th 1000m		12th 1000m
2009–10		Template:Center 8th 500m 7th 1000m				Template:Center 29th 500m 12th 1000m	51st 500m 15th 1000m
2010–11		Template:Center 10th 500m Template:Bronze3 1000m	Template:Center Template:Bronze3 500m Template:Silver2 1000m 6th 500m Template:Silver2 1000m Template:Bronze3 overall	Template:Center 14th 500m 11th 1000m 21st 500m 7th 1000m 12th overall			41st 500m 6th 1000m

• DNF = Did not finish
• DQ = Disqualified

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See also

• List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

External links

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• Jan Bos at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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