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Gerard van Velde

1971 - Today

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Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde (born 30 November 1971) is a Dutch retired speed skater who specialised in sprinting. He won an Olympic gold medal in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Gerard van Velde is the 325th most popular skater (down from 312th in 2024), the 1,392nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,367th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Gerard van Velde ranks 325 out of 483. Before him are Lasse Sætre, Wang Beixing, Wang Manli, Debi Thomas, Lucille Opitz, and Natalia Zabiiako. After him are Yang Yang, Linda Fratianne, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Rosalynn Sumners, Elene Gedevanishvili, and Gerard Kemkers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Gerard van Velde ranks 1,052. Before him are Màxim Huerta, Bobby Holík, Susan Misner, Julie Foudy, Alberto García, and Calpernia Addams. After him are Samantha Cameron, Pavel Rostovtsev, Takeo Harada, Øyvind Berg, Christoph Sieber, and Allan Houston.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard van Velde ranks 1,393 out of 1,646. Before him are Sanne Wevers (1991), Lieke Klaver (1998), Theo Janssen (1981), Lorenzo Ebecilio (1991), Bibiane Schoofs (1988), and Cuco Martina (1989). After him are Joost Posthuma (1981), Emma Kok (2008), Chun Wei Cheung (1972), Conny van Bentum (1965), Sebastian Langeveld (1985), and Gerard Kemkers (1967).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Gerard van Velde ranks 22. Before him are Rintje Ritsma (1970), Leo Visser (1966), Marianne Timmer (1974), Bob de Jong (1976), Gianni Romme (1973), and Falko Zandstra (1971). After him are Gerard Kemkers (1967), Jochem Uytdehaage (1976), Koen Verweij (1990), Jan Ykema (1963), Carlijn Achtereekte (1990), and Carien Kleibeuker (1978).

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