Background
Postma, Ids was born on December 28, 1973 in Dearsum, The Netherlands.
Postma, Ids was born on December 28, 1973 in Dearsum, The Netherlands.
To some it would seem that Ids Postma made his debut in 1994, but the season before he had already finished 2nd at the Speedskating World Championships for Juniors.
Also in 1998, he was the first skater who skated an official world record on the 1,500 meters below 1:50.00: Postma did this in Berlin. Erben Wennemars had done the same the summer before, but that time was not ratified by the International Skating Union. Postma"s record did not last long, because a few hours later Kevin Overland skated to a new record in Calgary.
In October 2004 Postma announced his retirement and nowadays he lives on his farm in Deersum.
The couple will not live together on the farm until renovations are complete. In August 2011, she gave birth to a daughter.
He previously had a relationship with Renske Vellinga, until she died in a car crash in 1994. Personal records
Source: www.isu.org & SpeedskatingResults.com
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com.