Yvonne van Gennip
Personal information | |
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Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | May 1, 1964
Website | www.yvonnevangennip.nl |
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Speed skating |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Medal record | ||
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Women’s speed skating | ||
Representing the Netherlands | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Calgary | 1500 m | |
1988 Calgary | 3000 m | |
1988 Calgary | 5000 m | |
World Championships | ||
1988 Skien | All round | |
1987 West Allis | All round | |
1989 Lake Placid | All round | |
European Championships | ||
1985 Groningen | All round | |
1986 Geihus | All round | |
1987 Groningen | All round | |
1988 Kongsberg | All round | |
1991 Sarajevo | All round | |
World Junior Championships | ||
1982 Innsbruck | Allround | |
1981 Elverum | Allround |
Yvonne Maria van Gennip (born May 1, 1964 in Haarlem) was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals.
After she had injured her foot, and had surgery less than two months before the games, the East German women were heavily favoured to win the distances over 500 meters. But van Gennip smashed the world record by almost 5 seconds to win the 3,000 metres, beat her personal record by almost 4 seconds to win the 1,500 metres, and was almost 7 seconds faster than her own world record time to win the 5,000 metres as well.
Yvonne van Gennip participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville as well, but did not win a medal. She won a silver medal in the 1988 world championships, and bronze medals in the 1987 and 1989 world championships.
Records
Personal records
Personal records | ||||
Women's Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 41.54 | March 19, 1987 | Calgary |
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1,000 m | 1.21.21 | February 12, 1989 | Calgary |
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1,500 m | 2:00.68 | February 27, 1988 | Calgary |
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3,000 m | 4.11,94 | February 23, 1988 | Calgary |
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5,000 m | 7:14.13 | February 28, 1988 | Calgary |
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10,000 m | 15:25.25 | March 19, 1988 | Heerenveen |
World records
Distance | Time | Date | Location |
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3,000 m | 4:16.85 | March 19, 1987 | Heerenveen |
5,000 m | 7:20.35 | March 20, 1987 | Heerenveen |
3,000 m | 4:11.94 | February 23, 1988 | Calgary |
5,000 m | 7:14.13 | February 28, 1988 | Calgary |
Olympic Games | |||||
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1500 m | 11th | Sarajevo | YUG | Feb. 9 | 1984 |
1000 m | 6th | Sarajevo | YUG | Feb. 13 | 1984 |
3000 m | 5th | Sarajevo | YUG | Feb. 15 | 1984 |
3000 m | Gold | Calgary | CAN | Feb. 23 | 1988 |
1500 m | Gold | Calgary | CAN | Feb. 27 | 1988 |
5000 m | Gold | Calgary | CAN | Feb. 28 | 1988 |
1500 m | NF | Albertville | FRA | Feb. 12 | 1992 |
3000 m | 6th | Albertville | FRA | Feb. 9 | 1992 |
5000 m | NS | Albertville | FRA | Feb. 17 | 1992 |
World Championships Allround | |||||
1984 | 12th | Deventer | NED | Jan. 29 | 1984 |
1985 | 4th | Sarajevo | YUG | Feb. 10 | 1985 |
1986 | 4th | The Hague | NED | Feb. 9 | 1986 |
1987 | Bronze | West Allis | U.S. | Feb. 8 | 1987 |
1988 | Silver | Skien | NOR | Mar. 13 | 1988 |
1989 | Bronze | Lake Placid | U.S. | Feb. 5 | 1989 |
1991 | 5th | Hamar | NOR | Feb. 3 | 1991 |
World Championships Sprint | |||||
1982 | 4th | Alkmaar | NED | Feb. 7 | 1982 |
1983 | 25th | Helsinki | FIN | Feb. 27 | 1983 |
1984 | 14th | Trondheim | NOR | Mar. 4 | 1984 |
1987 | 10th | Sainte Foy | CAN | Feb. 1 | 1987 |
European Championships Allround | |||||
1984 | 11th | Medeo | URS | Jan. 15 | 1984 |
1985 | Silver | Groningen | NED | Jan. 13 | 1985 |
1986 | Silver | Geithus | NOR | Jan. 12 | 1986 |
1987 | Silver | Groningen | NED | Jan. 18 | 1987 |
1988 | Bronze | Kongsberg | NOR | Jan. 17 | 1988 |
1989 | 5th | West-Berlin | FRG | Jan. 15 | 1989 |
1991 | Bronze | Sarajevo | YUG | Jan. 20 | 1991 |
1992 | 4th | Heerenveen | NED | Jan. 19 | 1992 |
World Junior Championships Allround | |||||
1981 | Bronze | Elverum | NOR | Mar. 1 | 1981 |
1982 | Silver | Innsbruck | AUT | Feb. 28 | 1982 |
References
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Dutch speed skaters
- Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands
- Winter Olympics medalists
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Haarlem