Ard Schenk
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Ard Schenk is a Dutch former speed skater renowned as one of the sport’s all-time greats, particularly dominant in the early 1970s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
speed skater ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1968 Winter Olympics
ⓘ
1972 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredOneOf | greatest speed skaters of all time ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-09-16 ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | early 1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Schenk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.86 m ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch national speed skating team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ard Schenk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
multiple world records in speed skating distances
ⓘ
winning three gold medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominance in speed skating in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| occupation | speed skater ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesGoldMedalsAt | 1972 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesSilverMedalsAt | 1968 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalCount | 3 ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverMedalCount | 1 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Anna Paulowna
NERFINISHED
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Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | competitive speed skating ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordInSport | speed skating ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
long-distance speed skating
ⓘ
middle-distance speed skating ⓘ |
| sport | speed skating ⓘ |
| status | living person ⓘ |
| trainedIn | long-track speed skating ⓘ |
| wonOlympicGoldInEvent |
10000 m speed skating
ⓘ
1500 m speed skating ⓘ 5000 m speed skating ⓘ |
| wonOlympicSilverInEvent | 2000 m speed skating relay (allround-related distance; historical classification) ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
European Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
NERFINISHED
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World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionInDiscipline |
Allround speed skating
ⓘ
Sprint speed skating ⓘ |
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