De Bonte Wever

De Bonte Wever (formerly De Smelt) is a sports arena located in Assen, Netherlands.

De venue opened in the 1970s with a 400-meter speed skating track. Later an ice hockey hall was added. In the early 1990s the city of Assen became the owner of the sports complex. The speed skating track became semi-indoors and a subtropic swimming pool was added. In 2009 De Smelt was bought by Jan Smit, who changed the name to De Bonte Wever. In 2010 a hotel was built near the complex.

Events

• 1973 ISU Allround World Junior Championships
• 1975 ISU Women's Allround World Championships
• 1980 ISU Allround World Junior Championships
• 1982 ISU Men's Allround World Championships
• 1984 ISU Allround World Junior Championships
• 2006-2009 Dutch Open Dance Sport Championships
• 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships

Track records

• 500 m (m): Gerard van Velde (36,19)
• 500 m (w): Marianne Timmer (39,49)
• 1000 m (m): Beorn Nijenhuis (1.11,31)
• 1000 m (w): Ireen Wüst (1.18,88) 2006-11-04
• 1500 m (m): Beorn Nijenhuis (1.49,09)
• 1500 m (w): Ireen Wüst (2.02,84) 2006-11-05
• 3000 m (m): Rhian Ket (3.54,30)
• 3000 m (w): Renate Groenewold (4.14,98) 2006-11-04
• 5000 m (m): Sven Kramer (6.31,34) 2006-11-03
• 5000 m (w): Jenita Hulzebosch-Smit (7.15,76)
• 10000 m (m): Sven Kramer (13.32,70) 2006-11-05

Coordinates: 52°59′00″N 6°32′27″E / 52.983254°N 6.540792°E / 52.983254; 6.540792