Jan Bos

Jan Bos (born 29 March 1975) is a Dutch former speedskater and sprint cyclist. In the late 1990s, he became the world champion in speed skating and competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics. Bos won the silver medal in the 1000m sprint at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and in Salt Lake City. Additionally, he participated in the team sprint track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Bos retired from competitive speed skating in 2011. In 2012, he collaborated with the Human Power Team from Delft to attempt to become the fastest cyclist in the world during the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada.