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Yvonne van Gennip

1964 - Today

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Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip (born 1 May 1964) is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexpectedly won three gold medals. She was the most successful athlete at the 1988 Winter Olympics, along with Matti Nykänen of Finland. After she had injured her foot, and had surgery less than two months before the games, the East German women were heavily favoured to win the distances over 500 meters. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Yvonne van Gennip is the 2,462nd most popular athlete (up from 2,503rd in 2024), the 1,055th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,084th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 2,462 out of 6,025. Before her are Zdeněk Pecka, Milt Campbell, Lorenzo Wright, Kajsa Bergqvist, Vladimir Semenets, and Markus Ryffel. After her are Heather Armitage, Carlo Montano, Gillian Cowley, Gerhard Heer, Yelena Nikolayeva, and Konstantinos Kenteris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 606. Before her are María Dueñas, Pia Douwes, Dean Winters, John Salley, Frode Grodås, and Eloy Olaya. After her are Ken Narita, Lars Myrberg, Siriporn Ampaipong, Franz Wohlfahrt, Carole Merle, and Yeardley Smith.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 1,055 out of 1,646. Before her are Lotte Verbeek (1982), Bas Dost (1989), Gertjan Verbeek (1962), Pia Douwes (1964), Chantal Janzen (1979), and Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005). After her are Gène Hanssen (1959), Noussair Mazraoui (1997), Orlando Engelaar (1979), Steven Berghuis (1991), Marten de Roon (1991), and Karim El Ahmadi (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 31. Before her are Piet Kleine (1951), Frans Maassen (1965), Hans van Helden (1948), Coenraad Hiebendaal (1879), Frode Andresen (1973), and Gerard Nijboer (1955). After her are Ellen van Langen (1966), Jos Lansink (1961), Michael van Gerwen (1989), Dafne Schippers (1992), Rico Verhoeven (1989), and Femke Bol (2000).

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