Douwe de Vries (born 14 June 1982) is a Dutch former professional marathon speed skater and long track speed skater. He resides in Heerenveen, Friesland. Douwe de Vries, who was a member of the commercial team of LottoNL-Jumbo, is the current holder (with Sven Kramer and Marcel Bosker) of the team pursuit world record.
In 2007, Douwe de Vries won the Willem Poelstra Trophy for the greatest talent in marathon skating.
On 6 December 2014, he finished third at the 2014âÂÂ15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup â World Cup 3 â Men's 5000 metres.
In 2015 and 2016, he won the gold medal in the team pursuit event at the World Single Distance Championships.
In March 2015, Douwe de Vries improved the world hour record, set by Casper Helling on 15 March 2007 at 41,969.10 m, bringing it to 42,252.22 m.
He has a score of 146.604 points on the adelskalender.
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