The Dutch Championships are organised by the KNSB.[1]
In 1887 the first Dutch open championships took place in Slikkerveer. The men skated one distance, the Dutch mile. In the final the Englishmen Charles Tebbit the Dutch skater Willem-Jan van Vollenhoven (the great-grandfather of Pieter van Vollenhoven. The first official Dutch Allround championships took place in 1901 in Leeuwarden. The champion became Eeko Banning.
The Dutch Allround Championships for women has been organised since 1955, when only 3 distances were skated.
Since 1969 there is also organised a Dutch Sprint championship and since 1987 also a Dutch Single Distance championship.
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edit- ^ "Disciplines" (in Dutch). KNSB.nl. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Historie, Langebaan" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Historie, Marathon" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "History Short Track" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.