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.

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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
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
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men NERFINISHED
worldChampionInDiscipline Allround speed skating
Sprint speed skating

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