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Lara van Ruijven

1992 - 2020

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Lara Victoria van Ruijven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːraː vɑn ˈrœyvə(n)]; 28 December 1992 – 10 July 2020) was a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold at the World Championships one year later. By doing so, she became the first Dutch woman to win a world short track title at an individual event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lara van Ruijven is the 440th most popular skater (down from 380th in 2024), the 1,637th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,514th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Lara van Ruijven ranks 440 out of 483. Before her are Yuma Kagiyama, Valentina Marchei, Yekaterina Abramova, Danny Way, Madison Chock, and Jeremy Abbott. After her are Joey Mantia, Kim Yun-mi, Choi Min-jeong, Ko Gi-hyun, Alexander Smirnov, and Charlie White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Lara van Ruijven ranks 966. Before her are Ismaël Diomandé, Aleksandar Rakić, Filip Nguyen, Saad Abdul-Amir, Sofiane Bendebka, and Alin Toșca. After her are Bechir Ben Saïd, Zibane Ngozi, Hanna Solovey, Maria Borges, Filip Bednarek, and Jiří Skalák. Among people deceased in 2020, Lara van Ruijven ranks 910. Before her are Lynn Shelton, Robert Archibald, Floyd Cardoz, Joe Diffie, Marius Žaliūkas, and Krisztián Veréb. After her are Arianne Caoili, Helin Bölek, Execution of Navid Afkari, Nick Cordero, Silvio Horta, and Chris Reed.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Lara van Ruijven ranks 1,638 out of 1,646. Before her are Joshua Brenet (1994), Mees Hilgers (2001), Bas Verwijlen (1983), Sylvano Comvalius (1987), Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (1989), and Annemarieke van Rumpt (1980). After her are Mats Wieffer (1999), Eva de Goede (1989), Laura van der Heijden (1990), Merel van Dongen (1993), Michiel Kramer (1988), and Boy van Poppel (1988).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Lara van Ruijven ranks 41. Before her are Renate Groenewold (1976), Jorien ter Mors (1989), Carl Verheijen (1975), Paulien van Deutekom (1981), Suzanne Schulting (1997), and Margot Boer (1985). After her are Jan Blokhuijsen (1989), Michel Mulder (1986), Patrick Roest (1995), Marrit Leenstra (1989), Yara van Kerkhof (1990), and Ronald Mulder (1986).

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