Olympic Medal Record
Men's Speed Skating
Bronze	2006	Men's Team Pursuit
Bronze	2006	1000m

Egbert Rolf (Erben) Wennemars (born November 1, 1975 in Dalfsen) is a Dutch speed skater. He is specialized in the sprint and middle distances: the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters. Image File history File links Olympic_rings_white. ... Speed skating or speedskating is a form of skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance as quickly as possible on skates. ... The 2006 Olympics logo on display in Torino The XX Olympic Winter Games are currently being held in Turin (Torino), Italy. ... For the short track speed skating events, see Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at Turin At the 2006 Winter Olympics, twelve speed skating events are to be contested. ... The 2006 Olympics logo on display in Torino The XX Olympic Winter Games are currently being held in Turin (Torino), Italy. ... For the short track speed skating events, see Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at Turin At the 2006 Winter Olympics, twelve speed skating events are to be contested. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Dalfsen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Speed skating or speedskating is a form of skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance as quickly as possible on skates. ...

Erben Wennemars was the first skater who skated the 1,500 meters faster than 1:50.00. His 1:49.89 in the summer of 1997 however, was not regarded as an official world record. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This list of speed skating records is an overview of the current speed skating records in the various events in the speed skating sport. ...

During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano where Wennemars was qualified for the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters, he dislocated his shoulder when Grunde Njøs from Norway fell and collided with Wennemars during the second 500 meters match. Wennemars wasn't able to participate in the other distances anymore. The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ...

Wennemars achieved his first big succes in 2003 during the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin by winning the gold medal at the 1,000 and 1,500 meters. One year later he became world champion sprint in Nagano. In 2005 he defended his world sprint title successfully in Salt Lake City. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...

Wennemars has qualified for the 500, 1,000, 1,500 and the team pursuit of the Olympic Games of Torino 2006. His team mates for the team pursuit are; Sven Kramer, Carl Verheijen Mark Tuitert and Rintje Ritsma. The 2006 Olympics logo on display in Torino The XX Olympic Winter Games are currently being held in Turin (Torino), Italy. ... Sven Kramer (born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch speed skater. ... Carl Eduard (Carl) Verheijen (May 26, 1975, The Hague) is a Dutch skater specialized in the 5,000m and the 10,000m. ... Robert Rintje Ritsma (13 april 1970, Lemmer The Netherlands)is a Dutch speed skater. ...

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. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personal records

World Records

Small Comb 153,583 August 16, 1998 Calgary August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Small Comb 149,188 August 15, 1999 Calgary August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Team Pursuit (8 laps) 3,46,44 November 21, 2005 Berlin Sportforum November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Small Comb 146,365 August 13, 2005 Calgary Current World Record August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This list of speed skating records is an overview of the current speed skating records in the various events in the speed skating sport. ...

Trivia

In the Netherlands, Wennemars is well-known for his rapid-fire speech, in which he delivers his sentences at an astonishing speed.

Weblinks

• Photos of Erben Wennemars