Yvonne van Gennip

Yvonne Maria van Gennip, born on May 1, 1964 in Haarlem, The Netherlands

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May 1 - 1964 - Haarlem - The Netherlands

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was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main

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success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she

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1988 Winter Olympics - Calgary

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surprisingly won three gold medals.

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After she had injured her foot, and had

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surgery less than two months before the games, the East German women were

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heavily favoured to win the distances over 500 meters. But Gennip smashed

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the world record by almost 5 seconds to win the 3,000 metres, beat her

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personal record by almost 4 seconds to win the 1,500 metres, and was almost

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7 seconds faster than her own world record time to win the 5,000 metres

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as well.

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Yvonne van Gennip participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo

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1984 Winter Olympics - Sarajevo

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and in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville as well, but did not

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1992 Winter Olympics - Albertville

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win a medal. She won a silver medal in the 1988 world championships, and

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bronze medals in the 1987 and 1989 world championships.

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1987 - 1989

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