Niels Kerstholt [SEP] place of birth
Niels Kerstholt
Niels Kerstholt (born April 2, 1983 in Utrecht) is a Dutch Short track speed skater.
Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005. This way he met the requirements set by the Dutch Olympic Committee and was his ticket to Turin reserved. As the Dutch also had a starting entry left at the 1500 metres which was not taken
place. The competition began with the qualifying heats, in which the three fastest times were posted by Niels Kerstholt (Netherlands), François Hamelin (Canada) and Thibaut Fauconnet (France), in the 5th heat. In the semifinals, the quickest times were from Charles Hamelin (Canada) and Jack Whelbourne (Great Britain), in heat 3, both qualifying for Final A (the medal round). In Final B (a classification round) Sébastien Lepape (France) finished first.
- In the qualifying