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Kevin van der Perren was born on 6 August, 1982 in Ninove, Belgium, is a Belgian figure skater. Discover Kevin van der Perren's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?
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41 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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6 August, 1982 |
| Birthday |
6 August |
| Birthplace |
Ninove, Belgium |
| Nationality |
Belgium
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He is a member of famous skater with the age 41 years old group.
Kevin van der Perren Height, Weight & Measurements
At 41 years old, Kevin van der Perren height is 1.77m .
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1.77m |
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Who Is Kevin van der Perren's Wife?
His wife is Jenna McCorkell (m. 2008)
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Jenna McCorkell (m. 2008) |
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Kevin van der Perren Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kevin van der Perren worth at the age of 41 years old? Kevin van der Perren’s income source is mostly from being a successful skater. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Kevin van der Perren's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Timeline
This made him the first Belgian singles skater to win a medal at Europeans since 1947.
Kevin van der Perren (born 6 August 1982) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater.
Kevin van der Perren was born on 6 August 1982 in Ninove, Belgium.
Making his first Olympic appearance, van der Perren finished 12th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
At the 2002 World Junior Championships, he won the silver medal and also became the first skater to land a three jump combination, consisting of a 3S-3T-3L.
He included this combination in his free program until the end of the 2003–04 season.
In November 2005, van der Perren sustained a back injury.
Van der Perren was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
He was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where he finished 9th.
He withdrew from the 2006 World Championships due to a hip injury he sustained after the Olympics.
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 considered not going to the 2007 European Championships, but in the end he participated and finished on the podium, after edging Sergei Davydov by 0.07 for the bronze.
He missed the 2007 World Championships after re-injuring his back a week before the event when he slipped on back crossovers and fell into a barrier.
He trained in Belgium and also Coventry, England, due to ice being expensive in his native country.
In the 2007–08 season, van der Perren was assigned to the 2007 Skate Canada and the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard as his Grand Prix events.
He finished second at Skate Canada, where he won the free skate, and fourth at Trophee Eric Bompard, qualifying him for the Grand Prix Final.
He then finished 6th at the Grand Prix Final and 5th at Europeans.
At the 2008 Worlds, van der Perren finished 9th in the SP and 3rd in the LP for 6th place overall.
He underwent hip surgery shortly afterward.
Van der Perren returned to competition at the start of the 2008–09 season.
After being forced to withdraw from two events, he finished 5th at the 2008 Cup of Russia.
Despite skating with a painful hip injury, Van der Perren won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Championships, his second medal at Europeans.
In the 2009–10 season, van der Perren competed at the Finlandia Trophy where he took a hard fall on his injured hip but completed the competition.
Although he had considered retirement following the 2009–10 season, van der Perren decided to continue through the 2011 European Championships, where he finished 4th.
He decided to change coaches from Yuri Bureiko to Sylvie De Rijcke and continue on.
He was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
At the 2010 World Championships, he finished 8th after a free skate in which he landed a 4T-3T-3T combination; he was the first skater ever to have performed this in competition.
Van der Perren later said that he had never done this combination followed by a 3A in practice, and that he had skated in honor of his grandfather, who died the night before the free skate.
He finished 11th at the European Championships.
He competed at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished in 17th place.
Van der Perren won the silver medal at the 2011 Skate America after finishing first in the free skating, equaling his best showing on the Grand Prix circuit.
It was the third Grand Prix medal of his career.
He stated that the 2012 European Championships would be his final event.
He was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Europeans prior to the free skating due to a wrist injury.
Van der Perren later announced via his website that the injury was not a fracture but a ligament strain, and that he hoped to be able to compete at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France.
He finished 17th at his third Olympics.
The couple lives in Coleraine, Northern Ireland and have a son named Ben, born in 2019.
Van der Perren became interested in figure skating after a traveling ice show came to his town to perform.
Although his parents wanted him to play soccer and he was teased by his classmates at school, he refused to give up his dream of being an elite figure skater.
