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{{Short description|Dutch speed skater}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox speed skater
| name           = Jan Bols
| nickname       =
| image          = Jan Bols (1968).jpg
| caption        = Jan Bols in 1968
|headercolor     = #d7ecff
| country        = [[Netherlands]]
| club           = 
| coach          = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1944|8|27}}
| birth_place    = [[Hoogeveen]], Netherlands
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = {{height|m=1.75}}
| weight         = 69 kg
| turnedpro      = 
| retired        = 
| pb             = 
| website        =  
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry |  the {{NED}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Allround Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1972 World Allround Speed Skating Championships|1972 Oslo]]|Allround}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Speed Skating Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1972 European Allround Speed Skating Championships|1972 Davos]]| Allround}}
}}
'''Jan Bols''' (born 27 August 1944 in [[Hoogeveen]], [[Drenthe]]) is a former [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[speed skating|long track]] speed skater. Bols was among the top all-rounders in the late 60s and early 70s, this period overlapped the glory days of [[Kees Verkerk]] and [[Ard Schenk]], so that he tends to be known as the third best Dutch skater of his time.

Bols participated in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, but, as an all-rounder rather than a distance specialist, he did not win medals. His best results were a fifth place on the 1,500 m and a fourth place on the 10,000 m in [[Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972 in Sapporo]]. He also came in fourth at both the European and World all-round championships in 1970.<ref name=sr>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jan-bols-1.html Jan Bols] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601172430/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jan-bols-1.html |date= 1 June 2016 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>

In 1971 he won the Dutch championships ahead of Verkerk and Schenk. He was in excellent shape at the European Championships in Heerenveen that year and finished second at both the 500m and 5000m the first day and was first in the standing. During the 5000m a failure to change lanes resulted in him skating two outer lanes in a row (i.e. he skated about 25 m longer) and a disqualification. The next day, his fans waved a commercial [[Bols (brand)|Bols]] flag [[half-staff]] in the stadium.

Bols did (bronze) medal in both the 1972 [[European Speed Skating Championships for Men|European]] and [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men|World all-round championships]]. The next year, he joined most top skaters in a short-lived professional league, finishing third and second in their championships in 1973 and 1974. After retiring from competitions in 1974 he ran a sporting goods shop in his hometown of Hoogeveen.<ref name=sr/>

==Personal records==
{{PersonalRecordsTop|ref=<ref name="speedskatingnews.info">{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/jan-bols/|title = Skater Profile &#124; Jan Bols &#124; Men &#124; Netherlands}}</ref>}}
{{PersonalRecordsSport|Men's [[speed skating]]}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|500 meter|'''39.4'''|15 January 1972| [[Eisstadion Davos|Davos]]||}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1000 meter|'''1:20.4'''|19 January 1971|[[Eisstadion Davos|Davos]]||}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1500 meter|'''2:01.6'''|22 January 1972|[[Eisstadion Davos|Davos]]||}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 meter|'''4:13.5'''|2 March 1972|[[Eisstadion Inzell|Inzell]]|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|5000 meter|'''7:10.7'''|4 March 1972|[[Eisstadion Inzell|Inzell]]|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|10000 meter|'''15:10.2'''|5 March 1972|[[Eisstadion Inzell|Inzell]]|}}
{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}
*Bols has an [[Adelskalender (skating)|Adelskalender]] score of 168.513 points. He reached second place on this ranking list from 7 February 1970 to 16 January 1971 and would retain third place until March 1975.

==World records==
{| class="wikitable"
!Nr.!!Event!!Result!!Date!!Location!!Note
|-
| 1. || [[World record progression 3000 m speed skating men|3000 meter]] || '''4:16.4''' || 27 January 1970 || [[:nl:Pista Fiames|Cortina d'Ampezzo]] || World record until 15 January 1971
|-
| 2. || [[World record progression big combination speed skating men|Big combination]] || '''171.512''' || 8 March 1970 ||Ludwig Schwabl Stadion, [[Max Aicher Arena|Inzell]] || World record until 31 January 1971
|}
<small>Source:<ref name="speedskatingnews.info">{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/jan-bols/|title = Skater Profile &#124; Jan Bols &#124; Men &#124; Netherlands}}</ref></small>

==Tournament overview==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! <br /> Season
![[:nl:Nederlandse kampioenschappen schaatsen allround mannen|Dutch <br /> Championships <br /> Allround]]
! [[European Speed Skating Championships for Men|European <br /> Championships <br /> Allround]]
! [[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Olympic <br /> Games]]
! [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men|World <br /> Championships <br /> Allround]]
! [[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men|World <br /> Championships <br /> Sprint]]
![[:nl:International Speed Skating League|ISSL <br /> European <br /> Allround]]
![[:nl:International Speed Skating League|ISSL <br /> World <br /> Allround]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1965–66 || {{center|DEVENTER}} <hr /> 17th 500m <br /> 21st 5000m <br /> 18th 1500m <br /> DNQ 10000m <hr /> NC overall(22nd) || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1966–67 || {{center|AMSTERDAM}} <hr /> 8th 500m <br /> 9th 5000m <br /> 12th 1500m <br /> 4th 10000m <hr /> 7th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1967–68 || {{center|AMSTERDAM}} <hr /> 15th 500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> 8th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center|OSLO}} <hr /> 8th 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> 6th 1500m <br /> {{bronze3}} 10000m <hr /> 5th overall || {{center|GRENOBLE}} <hr /> DNF 500m <br /> 16th 1500m <br /> 8th 5000m <br /> 13th 10000m || GOTHENBURG <hr /> 19th 500m <br /> {{bronze3}} 5000m <br /> 7th 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> 5th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1968–69 || {{center|HEERENVEEN}} <hr /> {{silver2}} 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall || {{center|INZELL}} <hr /> 18th 500m <br /> 11th 5000m <br /> 17th 1500m <br /> 10th 10000m <hr /> 14th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center|DEVENTER}} <hr /> 15th 500m <br /> 5th 5000m <br /> 15th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 10000m <hr /> 9th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1969–70 || {{center|DEVENTER}} <hr /> 4th 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <br /> 5th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall || {{center|INNSBRUCK}} <hr /> 8th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> 7th 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> 4th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center|OSLO}} <hr /> 14th 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <br /> 9th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 10000m <hr /> 4th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1970–71 || {{center|AMSTERDAM}} <hr /> {{silver2}} 500m <br /> {{gold1}} 5000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 10000m <hr /> {{gold1}} overall || {{center|HEERENVEEN}} <hr /> {{silver2}} 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> DNS 1500m <br /> DNS 10000m <hr /> NC overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center|GOTHENBURG}} <hr /> 7th 500m <br /> 4th 5000m <br /> 6th 1500m <br /> 9th 10000m <hr /> 6th overall || {{center|INZELL}} <hr /> 26th 500m <br /> 7th 1000m <br /> 19th 500m <br /> 7th 1000m <hr /> 13th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1971–72 || {{center|DEVENTER}} <hr /> {{silver2}} 500m <br /> {{bronze3}} 5000m <br /> 4th 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall || {{center|DAVOS}} <hr /> 11th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> {{bronze3}} 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center|SAPPORO}} <hr /> 5th 1500m <br /> 8th 5000m <br /> 4th 10000m || {{center|OSLO}} <hr /> 9th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> 7th 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center|ESKILSTUNA}} <hr /> 20th 500m <br /> 14th 1000m <br /> 26th 500m <br /> 9th 1000m <hr /> 19th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1972–73 || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center|SKIEN}} <hr /> 4th 500m <br /> 5th 5000m <br /> 6th 1500m <br /> {{gold1}} 10000m <hr /> {{bronze3}} overall || {{center|GOTHENBURG}} <hr /> 5th 500m <br /> {{silver2}} 5000m <br /> {{silver2}} 1500m <br /> {{silver2}} 10000m <hr /> {{silver2}} overall 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <br /> 1973–74 || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | || {{center|TYNSET}} <hr /> 6th 500m <br /> 6th 5000m <br /> 8th 1500m <br /> 5th 10000m <hr /> 8th overall || bgcolor=#EEEEEE | 
|}
: NC = No classification
<small>source: 
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1944082701
|title = Jan Bols|publisher = speedskatingstats.com |access-date = 16 November 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/skater/jan-bols
|title = Jan Bols|publisher = speedskatingnews.info |access-date = 23 November 2022}}</ref></small>

==Medals won==
{| class="wikitable"
!Championship!!Gold <br /> {{gold1}}!!Silver <br /> {{silver2}}!!Bronze <br /> {{bronze3}}
|-
| [[:nl:Nederlandse kampioenschappen schaatsen allround mannen|Dutch Allround]] || {{center| 1 }} || {{center| 3 }} || {{center| 1 }}
|-
| [[European Speed Skating Championships for Men|European Allround]] || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 1 }}
|-
| [[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]] || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }}
|-
| [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men|World Allround]] || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 1 }}
|-
| [[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men|World Sprint]] || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }}
|-
| [[:nl:International Speed Skating League|ISSL European Allround]] || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 1 }} 
|-
| [[:nl:International Speed Skating League|ISSL World Allround]] || {{center| 0 }} || {{center| 1 }} || {{center| 0 }} 
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Jan Bols}}
* [http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1944082701 Jan Bols at SpeedSkatingStats.com]
* [http://www.sskating.com/index.php?season=2006/2007&name=BOLS&fname=Jan&nat=NED&lm=m Personal records from Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070212091729/http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adel.htm Evert Stenlund's Adelskalender pages]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205184935/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-181536-198754-94643-0-file,00.pdf Historical World Records]. ''International Skating Union''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015002750/http://www.knsb.nl/content/langebaan/records/lbpodiumnkallr.asp History Dutch Championships Allround]. ''Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond'' (Royal Dutch Skaters Association).

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Hoogeveen]]
[[Category:Dutch male speed skaters]]
[[Category:Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:World record setters in speed skating]]
[[Category:World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists]]
[[Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen]]