Thomas KROL

Historical Results

Computers, cycling, aviation

Athlete, Student

Aviation Studies - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NED)

Father, Hans. Mother, Monique (Frei). One sister.

Dutch, English, German

Team Jumbo-Visma

Club: Jac Orie (NED)

2008 Internationales Rennen in Inzell (500m - 18th, 1000m - 9th)
2012 World Cup in Heerenveen (1500m - 18th)

January 2018: Groin injury at the National Sprint Championships in Heerenveen. Continued to skate, setting a personal best in the 500m and winning the 1000m.

March 2016: Torn groin muscle at the World Cup Final in Heerenveen and was unable to finish the 1500m.

2010: Hip muscle injury. Unable to skate for two weeks.

2012

Started speed skating at age eight in Deventer. (nrc.nl, 10 Jan 2020)

Had competed in judo before trying speed skating, which his sister was already involved in. (nrc.nl, 10 Jan 2020; isu.org, 2021)

"I am confident that I can compete for a medal at the next Olympics." (teamjumbovisma.com, 13 Dec 2019)

"I'm very disciplined. If the training schedule says two hours of cycling, I cycle for two hours, and not 1 hour 59 minutes." (nrc.nl, 10 Jan 2020)

"My win at the World Cup in Heerenveen (2018) was the most beautiful one. It was the first time I won something. That was the first time I realised I could really win something." (schaatsen.nl, 22 Oct 2019)

Cyclist Peter Sagan (SVK), two-sport Olympian, three-time world road race champion and 2008 junior world mountain bike champion. (isu.org)

Parents (isu.org)

Used to be very superstitious. "The day before a race I always tweaked the rounding of my blades. One time I did not do that and I promptly won a World Cup race." (nrc.nl, 10 Jan 2020)

Deventer Sports Performance of the Year (2016, 2019)
Deventer Hall of Fame (2019)