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Gerard Kemkers

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Gerard Kemkers (born 8 March 1967) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres. Kemkers retired from international competition in 1990 and became a coach. During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, he coached Ireen Wüst to two medals: 3000 m gold and 1500 m bronze, and Sven Kramer to a silver medal on the 5000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Gerard Kemkers is the 331st most popular skater (up from 333rd in 2024), the 1,398th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,407th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Gerard Kemkers ranks 331 out of 483. Before him are Gerard van Velde, Yang Yang, Linda Fratianne, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Rosalynn Sumners, and Elene Gedevanishvili. After him are Jochem Uytdehaage, Mo Tae-bum, Fumie Suguri, Koen Verweij, Charles Hamelin, and Nikita Katsalapov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Gerard Kemkers ranks 1,028. Before him are Michael B. Silver, Malik Yoba, Pervis Ellison, Sean Olsson, Fátima Báñez, and Imre Pulai. After him are Kōichi Morishita, Norbert Leo Butz, Masahiro Shimoda, John Harkes, Jeff Hartwig, and Adam Johnson.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard Kemkers ranks 1,399 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerard van Velde (1971), Joost Posthuma (1981), Emma Kok (2008), Chun Wei Cheung (1972), Conny van Bentum (1965), and Sebastian Langeveld (1985). After him are Riechedly Bazoer (1996), Max van Heeswijk (1973), Manon Nummerdor-Flier (1984), Kenny Tete (1995), Sergio van Dijk (1982), and Esther Hart (1970).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Gerard Kemkers ranks 23. Before him are Leo Visser (1966), Marianne Timmer (1974), Bob de Jong (1976), Gianni Romme (1973), Falko Zandstra (1971), and Gerard van Velde (1971). After him are Jochem Uytdehaage (1976), Koen Verweij (1990), Jan Ykema (1963), Carlijn Achtereekte (1990), Carien Kleibeuker (1978), and Mark Tuitert (1980).

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