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Erben Wennemars
Wennemars at the 2007
World Allround Championships
Personal information
Born (1975-11-01) 1 November 1975 (age 48)
Dalfsen, Netherlands
Websitewww.erbenwennemars.nl
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1995
Retired2010
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 1000 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Berlin 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Seoul 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Berlin 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Inzell Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1999 Heerenveen 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Berlin 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Seoul 1500 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Nagano Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2005 Salt Lake City Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Berlin Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Calgary Sprint

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.[1]

Speed skating career

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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.[2] On 11 January 2010, Wennemars officially retired as a speed-skating professional.

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[3]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 34.68 22 January 2005 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m 1:07.33 12 January 2003 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:42.32 9 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record until beaten by Denny Morrison on 14 March 2008.[4] Dutch record until beaten by Koen Verweij on 15 November 2013.[5]
3000 m 3:41.84 12 August 2005 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m 6:28.42 13 August 2005 Olympic Oval, Calgary
10000 m 13:35.67 11 February 2007 Thialf, Heerenveen
Small comb. 146.365 12–13 August 2005 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current world record.[6]
Team pursuit 3:37.80 11 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record (with Sven Kramer and Carl Verheijen) until beaten by Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij on 16 November 2013.[7]

World records

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World records[1]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
1500 m 1:42.32 9 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record until beaten by Denny Morrison on 14 March 2008.[4] Dutch record until beaten by Koen Verweij on 15 November 2013.[5]
Small comb. 153.583 15–16 August 1998 Olympic Oval, Calgary World record until beaten by Steven Elm on 27–29 November 1998.[6]
Small comb. 149.188 14–15 August 1999 Olympic Oval, Calgary World record until beaten by Jochem Uytdehaage on 15–17 March 2001.[6]
Small comb. 146.365 12–13 August 2005 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current world record.[6]
Team pursuit 3:46.44 21 November 2004 Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, Berlin World record (with Mark Tuitert and Carl Verheijen) until beaten by Arne Dankers, Steven Elm and Denny Morrison on 12 November 2005.[7]
Team pursuit 3:37.80 11 March 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City World record (with Sven Kramer and Carl Verheijen) until beaten by Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij on 16 November 2013.[7]

Tournament overview

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Season 		Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances 		Dutch
Championships
Sprint 		Dutch
Championships
Allround 		World
Championships
Allround 		World
Championships
Sprint 		World
Championships
Single
Distances 		Olympic
Games 		World
Cup
GWC 		World
Championships
Junior
Allround

1994–95
THE HAGUE
16th 500m
14th 1000m
SEINÄJOKI
25th 500m
31st 1500m
14th 1000m
DNQ 5000m
NC overall(24th)

1995–96
GRONINGEN
DQ 500m
6th 1000m
5th 1500m
ASSEN
14th 500m
7th 1000m
11th 500m
7th 1000m
10th overall

1996–97
THE HAGUE
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
GRONINGEN
4th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
4th 500m
4th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
22nd 500m
28th 1000m

1997–98
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
GRONINGEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
BERLIN
9th 500m
6th 1000m
6th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
NAGANO
DNF 500m
10th 500m
7th 1000m

1998–99
GRONINGEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
7th 1500m
20th 5000m
GRONINGEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
5th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
CALGARY
13th 500m
4th 1000m
5th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
5th overall
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
14th 500m
5th 1000m
18th 1500m

1999–2000
DEVENTER
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
7th 1500m
UTRECHT
16th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
4th overall
SEOUL
4th 500m
5th 1000m
4th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
5th overall
NAGANO
10th 500m
6th 1000m
6th 500m
4th 1000m

2000–01
THE HAGUE
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
INZELL
4th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
15th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
5th overall
SALT LAKE CITY
18th 500m
6th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
10th 500m
5th 1000m
4th 1500m

2001–02
GRONINGEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
4th 1500m
GRONINGEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
HAMAR
8th 500m
6th 1000m
6th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
5th overall
SALT LAKE CITY
10th 500m
5th 1000m
10th 500m
5th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m

2002–03
UTRECHT
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
CALGARY
4th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
5th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
BERLIN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m

2003–04
HEERENVEEN
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
UTRECHT
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
NAGANO
9th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
7th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
SEOUL
11th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
11th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m

2004–05
ASSEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
GRONINGEN
23rd 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
4th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
21st overall
SALT LAKE CITY
4th 500m
4th 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
INZELL
9th 500m
9th 1000m
7th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit
9th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m

2005–06
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
ASSEN
6th 500m
6th 1000m
5th 500m
4th 1000m
4th overall
TURIN
16th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
5th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) team pursuit
27th 500m
8th 1000m
8th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) team pursuit

2006–07
ASSEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
7th 1000m
4th 1500m
GRONINGEN
5th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
12th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
8th 10000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
10th 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
10th 10000m
5th overall
HAMAR
6th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
13th 500m
4th 1000m
6th overall
SALT LAKE CITY
14th 500m
4th 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit
27th 100m
13th 500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit

2007–08
HEERENVEEN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1500m
HEERENVEEN
15th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 500m
4th 1000m
5th overall
NAGANO
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit
41st 100m
27th 500m
9th 1000m
4th 1500m
1st place, gold medalist(s) team pursuit

2008–09
HEERENVEEN
15th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
4th 1500m
GRONINGEN
5th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1000m
6th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
HEERENVEEN
1st place, gold medalist(s) 500m
14th 5000m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m
8th 10000m
5th overall
MOSCOW
DNF 500m
DNS 1000m
DNS 500m
DNS 1000m
NC overall
25th 1000m
10th 1500m
7th team pursuit

2009–10
HEERENVEEN
11th 500m
9th 1000m
5th 1500m		 26th 1500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) team pursuit

2013–14
HEERENVEEN
15th 1500m

source: [8] [9] [10] [11]

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

World Cup

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Season 100 meter*
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007 27th 21st 15th
2007–2008 25th – –
2008–2009
2009–2010
Season 500 meter
1996–1997 36th 30th 18th(b) 17th(b) 24th(b) 12th(b) 17th(b) 23rd(b) 1st(b) 13th 2nd(b) 14th
1997–1998 9th 4th 9th 13th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – –
1998–1999 24th 7th – – 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – 16th 13th
1999–2000 16th 9th 14th 6th 4th 4th 4th 4th 9th
2000–2001 15th 14th 15th 7th 6th 4th 7th 10th 19th –
2001–2002 14th 6th 10th – – 13th 5th 14th 19th 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002–2003 10th 7th 4th 5th – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003–2004 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14th 8th 8th 12th – – 12th 12th 12th 10th
2004–2005 16th 14th 7th 8th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8th 10th 10th 15th 9th
2005–2006 58th 17th – – 7th(b) 17th(b) – – 1st(b) 6th – –
2006–2007 27th DQ 7th 13th* 11th* 9th* 14th 16th 14th 4th 8th 16th –
2007–2008 13th 18th 18th 19th 3rd(b)* – 17th 18th – – – – – –
2008–2009
2009–2010
Season 1000 meter
1996–1997 26th 19th 18th(b) 9th(b) 7th(b) 19th(b) 14th(b) 18th(b) 1st(b)
1997–1998 4th 6th 7th 10th 4th – –
1998–1999 5th 7th – – 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th
1999–2000 11th 5th 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14th 7th 6th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9th
2000–2001 10th 13th 5th 9th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11th 14th
2001–2002 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 19th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6th 20th
2002–2003 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003–2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004–2005 1st place, gold medalist(s) 15th 4th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005–2006 5th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – – 5th – – 9th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) –
2006–2007 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7th
2007–2008 5th 9th 11th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) DQ 5th 7th – – 11th
2008–2009 8th 4th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5th 4th – – – DNF – –
2009–2010
Season 1500 meter
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999 – 1st(b) – 7th –
1999–2000
2000–2001 5th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 19th 5th 20th
2001–2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5th – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th
2002–2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th – 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) –
2003–2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4th 4th 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004–2005 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005–2006 8th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7th 11th
2006–2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007–2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8th 6th 10th 10th
2008–2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5th 4th – – –
2009–2010 18th 1st(b) – – DQ
Season Team pursuit
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – –
2006–2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) – –
2007–2008 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) –
2008–2009 DNF – –
2009–2010 – – 4th

Source:[12]

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

Medals won

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Championship Gold
1st place, gold medalist(s) 		Silver
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 		Bronze
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dutch Single Distances
11
11
9
Dutch Sprint Single Events
12
5
13
Dutch Sprint
3
2
3
Dutch Allround Single Events
3
0
1
Dutch Allround Classification
0
0
1
World Allround Single Events
2
0
0
World Allround Classification
0
0
0
Olympic Games
0
0
2
World Single Distances
6
2
3
World Sprint Single Events
5
3
5
World Sprint Classification
2
0
2
World Cup
27
32
20
World Cup Classification
7
4
2
Total
77
60
61

Total number of medals: 198

Personal life

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Wennemars is married to TV-presenter Renate van der Zalm, with whom he has two sons: Joep and Niels.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Erben Wennemars". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ ""Afscheid Erben Wennemars bij NK kortebaan"" (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Erben Wennemars". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "National Records | Netherlands (NED) | Men 1500m". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Evolution of the world record Small combination Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Evolution of the world record Team pusuit Men". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Erben wennemars". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Erben Wennemars". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Erben Wennemars". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. ^ "International Skating Union". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  12. ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live".
  13. ^ "Vrouw Wennemars: Erben heeft nieuw doel: de Elfstedentocht" (in Dutch). ad.nl. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 1500 m speed skating world record
9 November 2007 – 14 March 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's small combination speed skating world record
16 August 1998 – 29 November 1998
15 August 1999 – 17 March 2001
13 August 2005 – present 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's team pursuit speed skating world record
21 November 2004 – 12 November 2005
with Mark Tuitert and Carl Verheijen
11 March 2007 – 9 November 2003
with Sven Kramer and Carl Verheijen 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Dutch Sportsman of the Year
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ard Schenk Award
2003, 2004, 2005 		Succeeded by
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