The Most Famous
SKATERS from Belgium
This page contains a list of the greatest Belgian Skaters. The pantheon dataset contains 315 Skaters, 2 of which were born in Belgium. This makes Belgium the birth place of the 25th most number of Skaters behind Bulgaria and Kazakhstan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belgian Skaters of all time. This list of famous Belgian Skaters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Bart Swings (1991 - )
With an HPI of 31.93, Bart Swings is the most famous Belgian Skater. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Bart Swings (born 12 February 1991) is a Belgian long track speed skater and inline speed skater. He is the 2022 Olympic champion on the speed skating mass start. Swings won Belgium's first gold medal in 74 years and is the first Belgian athlete ever to have won two medals in the Winter Olympics. In 2023 he won the Belgian National Sports Merit Award, the highest trophy for a sportsperson or team in Belgium.
2. Kevin van der Perren (1982 - )
With an HPI of 30.05, Kevin van der Perren is the 2nd most famous Belgian Skater. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Kevin van der Perren (born 6 August 1982) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2009 European bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and an eight-time (2000–2004, 2007, 2011, 2012) Belgian national champion. Van der Perren was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as skaters born between 1982 and 1991. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living skaters include Bart Swings and Kevin van der Perren. As of April 2022, 1 new skaters have been added to Pantheon including Bart Swings.
