Bas Verwijlen

Bas Verwijlen

Bas Verwijlen in 2012
Personal information
Country represented  Netherlands
Born (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983
Oss, Netherlands
Weapon(s) épée
Hand right-handed
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Club SC Den Bosch
FIE Ranking current ranking

Bas Verwijlen (born October 1, 1983 in Oss) is a fencer from the Netherlands.[1]

He started fencing when he was five years old at fencing club Zaal Verwijlen in Oss, owned by his father Roel Verwijlen, who is also the Dutch national coach.[1] Until he was twelve years old, he fenced in two different weapons, but he has since chosen to focus on the épée.[1] He became part of the Dutch national team and took part in the Universiade (17th in Beijing, 2001), Youth Olympics, Dutch national championships, but also European and World Championships.[1] As a junior he won eleven national titles, he became third at the World Championships under-16 in the United States and represented the Netherlands at every European and World Championship since 1998.[1] He won two World Cups for Juniors, a performance never achieved by another fencer.[1]

It was time for his senior career and also managed to achieve World class performances there. At the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig he won the bronze medal.[1] At the European Championships 2005 in Zalaegerszeg he and his Dutch team mates came sixth in the nations tournament.[1] He reached the final and became second at the 2006 European Championships in Izmir.[1] After the Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm in 2008 he was secure of qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] In the preparations for this tournament he won the World Cup meeting in Cali, Colombia in June and he also won the Dutch national title.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the last eight, losing to the eventual gold medalist, Matteo Tagliariol.[2]

At the 2011 European Championships, he finished in 2nd place, a result he repeated at the 2011 World Championships.[3]

He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 13th place, despite a knee injury.[2][3]

Career highlights

2001[4]
2002[5]
2003[6]
2004[7]
2005[8]
2006[9]
2007[10]
2008[11]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Biografie: Bas Verwijlen, basverwijlen.com, ret: Aug 07, 2008
  2. 1 2 "Bas Verwijlen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  3. 1 2 "VERWIJLEN BAS at FIE.org" (PDF). www.fie.org. FIE. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2001, basverwijlen.com
  5. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2002, basverwijlen.com
  6. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2003, basverwijlen.com
  7. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2004, basverwijlen.com
  8. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2005, basverwijlen.com
  9. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2006, basverwijlen.com
  10. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2007, basverwijlen.com
  11. ↑ Bas Verwijlen Palmares 2008, basverwijlen.com
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