Hilbert van der Duim

Hilbert van der Duim
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1957-08-04) 4 August 1957
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1979
Retired1987
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 37.70 (1982)
1000 m: 1:15.80 (1981)
1500 m: 1:57.57 (1985)
3000 m: 4:06.59 (1983)
5000 m: 6:59.73 (1982)
10 000 m: 14:27.81 (1982)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Allround Championships
1980 Heerenveen Allround
1982 Assen Allround
1984 Gothenburg Allround
1985 Hamar Allround
World Sprint Championships
1983 Helsinki Sprint
European Allround Championships
1983 The Hague Allround
1984 Larvik Allround
1981 Deventer Allround
1982 Oslo Allround
Dutch Allround Championships
1979 Heerenveen Allround
1980 Den Haag Allround
1981 Assen Allround
1982 Heerenveen Allround
1983 Deventer Allround
1984 Groningen Allround
1985 Alkmaar Allround
1978 Eindhoven Allround
Dutch Sprint Championships
1983 Utrecht Sprint
1985 Utrecht Sprint
Dutch Marathon Championships
1987 Eernewoude Natural Ice

Hilbert van der Duim (born 4 August 1957) is a Dutch former speed skater. A two-time world and European champion, Van der Duim "won often but also fell often", and has become famous for some of the incidents that happened to him during his career.