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Ans Schut

1944 - 2025

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Johanna "Ans" Schut (26 November 1944 – 7 November 2025) was a Dutch ice speed skater. She had her best year in 1968 when, after winning silver at the World Allround Championships, she became Olympic Champion on the 3,000 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Her time of 4:56.2 set a new Olympic record, beating Finnish skater Kaija Mustonen and Dutch compatriot Stien Kaiser, the 3,000 m world record holder at the time. In 1969, Schut won silver at the European Allround Championships and bronze at the World Allround Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ans Schut is the 124th most popular skater (up from 129th in 2024), the 918th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 941st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Ans Schut ranks 124 out of 483. Before her are Alv Gjestvang, Gundi Busch, Terry McDermott, Midori Ito, Ludwig Wrede, and Kees Broekman. After her are Toller Cranston, Beatrix Loughran, Eteri Tutberidze, Valentina Stenina, Kira Ivanova, and Stéphane Lambiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ans Schut ranks 620. Before her are Manuel Lapuente, Mick Avory, Nora Astorga, Ross Collinge, Alex Acuña, and Feleti Sevele. After her are Juan Ignacio Basaguren, Simon Blackburn, Kevin Tighe, Judee Sill, Henry Vestine, and Bunji Kimura. Among people deceased in 2025, Ans Schut ranks 388. Before her are Clodagh Rodgers, Mary K. Gaillard, Mara Corday, Andriy Parubiy, Sabu, and Polly Holliday. After her are Yury Sisikin, Leandro Domingues, Ignacio Rodríguez, Colton Ford, Joseph Urusemal, and Oscar Calics.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ans Schut ranks 918 out of 1,646. Before her are Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Hermanus Brockmann (1871), Tijjani Reijnders (1998), Sofyan Amrabat (1996), Johan van der Velde (1956), and Kees Broekman (1927). After her are Chris Berger (1911), Adrie Koster (1954), Frits Kuipers (1899), Dido Havenaar (1957), Xavi Simons (2003), and Jan Poortvliet (1955).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Ans Schut ranks 7. Before her are Sjoukje Dijkstra (1942), Ard Schenk (1944), Stien Kaiser (1938), Wim van der Voort (1923), Kees Verkerk (1942), and Kees Broekman (1927). After her are Carry Geijssen (1947), Annie Borckink (1951), Petra Burka (1946), Ireen Wüst (1986), Sven Kramer (1986), and Jutta Leerdam (1998).

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