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This page is related to speedskating pictures of Erben Wennemars.
Erben (Egbert Rolf) Wennemars (born November 1, 1975 in Dalfsen) is a Dutch
speed skater. He specializes in the sprint and middle distances of 500,
1000 and 1500 meters. Erben Wennemars was the first skater who skated the
1500 m faster than 1:50.00. His 1:49.89 in the summer of 1997 however,
was not regarded as an official world record. During the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano where Wennemars was qualified for the 500, 1000 and 1500 m, he
dislocated his shoulder when Grunde Njøs from Norway fell and collided
with Wennemars during the second 500 m race. Wennemars achieved his first
big success in 2003 during the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin
by winning the gold medal at the 1000 m and 1500 m. One year later he became
world champion sprint in Nagano. In 2005 he defended his world sprint title
successfully in Salt Lake City. Wennemars qualified for the 500 m, 1000
m, 1500 m and the team pursuit events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
His teammates for the team pursuit were Sven Kramer, Carl Verheijen, Mark Tuitert and Rintje Ritsma. In 2003 Wennemars was chosen as athlete of the year in the Netherlands and in 2003, 2004 and 2005 as Dutch skater of the year. |
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