Arnold Stam

Arnold Stam (born 17 September 1968) is a Dutch former marathon speed skater, long-track speed skater, and cyclist.

Biography

Stam gained prominence primarily as a marathon speed skater. He won two marathon classics: the Ankeveen Three-Day event in February 1996 and the Noorder Rondritten, held four days after the Elfstedentocht, in January 1997. In that Elfstedentocht, Stam crossed the finish line fifth among the lead group.

Stam also performed well on artificial ice rinks. For instance, he won the Dutch artificial ice marathon skating championship in 1995, his sixth victory on artificial ice, and claimed the Royal Dutch Skating Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond; KNSB) Cup during the 1994–1995 season. Before that season, it did not look as though Stam would have such a successful year; he had undergone nose surgery in September 1994, which forced him to rest for four weeks. Additionally, he won the unofficial world title on artificial ice in 1994. He considered the Dutch title the highlight of his career, largely because he crossed the finish line solo.

Stam retired as an A-division skater in 2005. He won the Dutch Masters marathon skating championship on natural ice in both 2009 and 2010. His son Remco Stam (born 2003) is also a professional skater. Furthermore, his other sons, Danny Stam and Maikel Stam, are active as (marathon) skaters.

Personal bests

Distance	Time	Date	Track
500 m	42.00	14 March 1988	Heerenveen
1000 m	1:23.84	27 December 1987	Eindhoven
1500 m	2:02.40	16 December 1988	Heerenveen
3000 m	4:11.10	16 December 1988	Heerenveen
5000 m	7:00.39	28 December 1993	Heerenveen
10 000 m	14:25.89	4 December 1993	Heerenveen

Long-track speed skating results

Year	NK Standings]]
1989	14th 5000 m
1990	18th 5000 m 16th 10 000 m
1991	6th 5000 m 10 000 m
1992	9th 5000 m 5th 10 000 m
1993	7th 5000 m 4th 10 000 m
1994	9th 5000 m DQ 10 000 m
1997	13th 5000 m

Medal table

Championship	Go1d	Silver	Bronze
NK Distance]]	0	0	1

Marathon speed skating results

Results in major competitions

Year	NK artificial ice	NK natural ice	Open NK natural ice	KNSB Cup standing	Heineken Zesdaagse	Aegon Vijfdaagse	The Greenery Six	Jaap Eden Trophy	Alternative Elfstedentocht	Elfstedentocht
1989					10th			20th
1990				8th		6th		7th
1991	21st							4th
1992	5th
1993		withdrew	5th
1994	6th			6th				5th
1995			24th					4th
1996	16th	16th	9th					20th
1997		6th	6th	11th				7th	7th	5th
1998	withdrew		49th	6th				17th	4th
1999	12th		23rd	18th				23rd	21st,
2000	withdrew		13th	19th			27th	15th	5th, 11th
2001			19th	46th				38th
2002	54th		17th	19th
2003	28th		11th	40th
2004	37th			52nd				37th	9th
2005			11th						21st
2006			46th
2007			57th

Results in natural-ice classics

Year	De 100 van Eernewoude	Driedaagse van Ankeveen	Noorder Rondritten	Hollands Venetiëtocht	Klassieker Cup
1996					5th
1997					14th

Medal table

Championship	Go1d	Silver	Bronze
NK artificial ice	1	1	1
NK natural ice	0	1	0
KNSB Cup standing	1	1	2
Natuurijsklassiekers	2	1	1
Alternative Elfstedentocht	1	1	0
Competitions on artificial ice	18	8	13

Cycling

Stam was a highly accomplished cyclist. His greatest victory on the bicycle was the Dutch time trial championship in 1992.

References

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