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  • Egbert Rolf "Erben" Wennemars (born 1 November 1975) is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, and set six world records during his career.


    Speed skating career


    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, Japan, 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 was not able to participate in the other distances after that.
    Wennemars achieved his first big success in 2003 during the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin, Germany, by winning the gold medal at the 1000 m and 1500 m. One year later he became world champion in sprint in Nagano. In 2005 he defended his world sprint title successfully in Salt Lake City, United States.
    Wennemars qualified for the 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m and the team pursuit events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. 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. After failing to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, he announced his farewell from competitive skating. On 11 January 2010, Wennemars officially retired as a speed-skating professional.


    = Records

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    Personal records




    World records




    Tournament overview



    source:

    DNS = Did not start
    DNF = Did not finish
    DQ = Disqualified
    NC = No classification


    World Cup



    Source:

    (b) = Division B
    DNF = Did not finish
    DQ = Disqualified
    * = 100m (first 100 meters of the World Cup 500 meter)
    – = Did not participate


    Medals won



    Total number of medals: 198


    Personal life


    Wennemars is married to TV-presenter Renate van der Zalm, with whom he has two sons: Joep and Niels.


    References




    External links


    Erben Wennemars at the International Skating Union
    Erben Wennemars at Olympics.com
    Erben Wennemars at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
    Official website
    Photos of Erben Wennemars at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 November 2005)

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