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Bas Verwijlen

Bas Verwijlen (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch right-handed épée fencer and four-time Olympian.[1][2]

Bas Verwijlen
Bas Verwijlen in 2012
Personal information
Born (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 41)
Oss, Netherlands
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Websitehttp://www.basverwijlen.com/
Sport
Country Netherlands
Weaponépée
Handright-handed
ClubSC Den Bosch
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Catania Épée
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig Épée
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sheffield Épée

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. Until he was twelve years old, he fenced in two different weapons, but he has since chosen to focus on the épée. 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. 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. He won two World Cups for Juniors, a performance never achieved by another fencer.[2]

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. At the European Championships 2005 in Zalaegerszeg he and his Dutch teammates came sixth in the nations tournament. He reached the final and became second at the 2006 European Championships in İzmir. After the Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm in 2008 he was secure of qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. 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.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the last eight, losing to the eventual gold medalist, Matteo Tagliariol.[3]

At the 2011 European Championships, he finished in 2nd place, a result he repeated at the 2011 World Championships.[4] He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 13th place, despite a knee injury.[3][4]

Medal Record

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World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2005   Leipzig, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd[5]
2011   Catania, Italy Individual Men's Épée 2nd[6]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2011   Sheffield, United Kingdom Individual Men's Épée 2nd[7]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
03/28/2003   Bogotá, Colombia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[8]
05/11/2007   Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[9]
01/25/2008   Kuwait City, Kuwait Individual Men's Épée 3rd[10]
02/10/2012   Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 3rd[11]
12/04/2015   Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 3rd[12]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
05/21/2005   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[13]
07/08/2005   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 2nd[14]
07/16/2005   Tehran, Iran Individual Men's Épée 1st[15]
07/15/2006   Tehran, Iran Individual Men's Épée 3rd[16]
01/12/2007   Kish Island, Iran Individual Men's Épée 2nd[17]
02/02/2007   Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Épée 3rd[18]
06/14/2008   Cali, Colombia Individual Men's Épée 1st[19]
01/10/2009   Kish Island, Iran Individual Men's Épée 1st[20]
02/14/2009   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[21]
03/26/2010   Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 2nd[22]
06/26/2010   Buenos Aires, Argentina Individual Men's Épée 2nd[23]
03/04/2011   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[24]
02/21/2014   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 2nd[25]
10/23/2015   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[26]
05/11/2018   Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[27]
11/23/2018   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 2nd[28]
02/07/2020   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 1st[29]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Biografie: Bas Verwijlen[permanent dead link‍], basverwijlen.com, ret: Aug 07, 2008
  3. ^ a b "Bas Verwijlen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  4. ^ a b "VERWIJLEN BAS at FIE.org" (PDF). www.fie.org. FIE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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