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Rintje Ritsma

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Robert Rintje Ritsma (born 13 April 1970) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the "Bear from Lemmer", analogous to Igor Zhelezovski's nickname "The Bear from Minsk", both of which are in reference to their imposing physical appearance. He appeared in the Dutch version of The Masked Singer as the Springbok. In October 2022 Ritsma started as the Dutch national speed skating coach of the team pursuit, team sprint, and the mass start. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Rintje Ritsma is the 256th most popular skater (up from 266th in 2024), the 1,245th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,261st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Rintje Ritsma ranks 256 out of 483. Before him are Svetlana Zhurova, Kiira Korpi, Akira Kuroiwa, Jenny Wolf, Jeremy Wotherspoon, and Anna Shcherbakova. After him are Patrick Chan, Elena Valova, Elena Berezhnaya, Guillaume Cizeron, Jessica Dubé, and Leo Visser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Rintje Ritsma ranks 839. Before him are Derrick Adkins, Roel Reiné, Morgan Johansson, Markus Gier, Josh Green, and Sean Patrick Thomas. After him are Silvia Poll, Constance Zimmer, Chris Kattan, David Saint-Jacques, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Alister McRae.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rintje Ritsma ranks 1,246 out of 1,646. Before him are Roel Reiné (1970), Dylan Groenewegen (1993), Ian Maatsen (2002), Garry Rodrigues (1990), Peter Hoekstra (1973), and Hannah Hoekstra (1987). After him are Epke Zonderland (1986), Wilco Kelderman (1991), Jordan Larsson (1997), Leo Visser (1966), Kenneth Vermeer (1986), and Deborah Gravenstijn (1974).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Rintje Ritsma ranks 16. Before him are Petra Burka (1946), Ireen Wüst (1986), Sven Kramer (1986), Jutta Leerdam (1998), Ids Postma (1973), and Jan Bos (1975). After him are Leo Visser (1966), Marianne Timmer (1974), Bob de Jong (1976), Gianni Romme (1973), Falko Zandstra (1971), and Gerard van Velde (1971).

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