Yvonne van Gennip

Yvonne van Gennip

Yvonne van Gennip (1987)
Personal information
Born	1 May 1964 Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Club	IJsclub Haarlem
Turned pro	1983
Medal record Women's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 1500 m 1988 Calgary 3000 m 1988 Calgary 5000 m World Championships 1988 Skien Allround 1987 West Allis Allround 1989 Lake Placid Allround European Championships 1985 Groningen Allround 1986 Geihus Allround 1987 Groningen Allround 1988 Kongsberg Allround 1991 Sarajevo Allround World Junior Championships 1982 Innsbruck Allround 1981 Elverum Allround

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.^[1]

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. But Van Gennip smashed the world record by almost 5 seconds to win the 3000 metres, beat her personal record by almost 4 seconds to win the 1500 metres, and was almost 7 seconds faster than her own world record time to win the 5000 metres as well.

Van Gennip participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville as well, but did not win a medal. She won a silver medal in the 1988 world championships, and bronze medals in the 1987 and 1989 world championships.

Records

Personal records

Personal records[2]
Women's speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	41.54	19 March 1987	Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 m	1:21.21	12 February 1989	Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m	2:00.68	27 February 1988	Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m	4:11.94	23 February 1988	Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m	7:14.13	28 February 1988	Olympic Oval, Calgary
10000 m	15:25.25	19 March 1988	Thialf, Heerenveen

World records

Distance	Time	Date	Location
3000 m	4:16.85	19 March 1987	Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m	7:20.35	20 March 1987	Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m	4:11.94	23 February 1988	Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m	7:14.13	28 February 1988	Olympic Oval, Calgary

Achievements

Yvonne van Gennip at the World Sprint Championships in 1982; start of 500 m

Olympic Games
1500 m	11th	Sarajevo	YUG	9 Feb	1984
1000 m	6th	Sarajevo	YUG	13 Feb	1984
3000 m	5th	Sarajevo	YUG	15 Feb	1984
3000 m	Gold	Calgary	CAN	23 Feb	1988
1500 m	Gold	Calgary	CAN	27 Feb	1988
5000 m	Gold	Calgary	CAN	28 Feb	1988
1500 m	NF	Albertville	FRA	12 Feb	1992
3000 m	6th	Albertville	FRA	9 Feb	1992
5000 m	NS	Albertville	FRA	17 Feb	1992
World Allround Championships
1984	12th	Deventer	NED	29 Jan.	1984
1985	4th	Sarajevo	YUG	10 Feb.	1985
1986	4th	The Hague	NED	9 Feb.	1986
1987	Bronze	West Allis	U.S.	8 Feb.	1987
1988	Silver	Skien	NOR	13 Mar.	1988
1989	Bronze	Lake Placid	U.S.	5 Feb.	1989
1991	5th	Hamar	NOR	3 Feb.	1991
World Sprint Championships
1982	4th	Alkmaar	NED	7 Feb.	1982
1983	25th	Helsinki	FIN	27 Feb.	1983
1984	14th	Trondheim	NOR	4 Mar.	1984
1987	10th	Sainte Foy	CAN	1 Feb.	1987
European Allround Championships
1984	11th	Medeo	URS	15 Jan.	1984
1985	Silver	Groningen	NED	13 Jan.	1985
1986	Silver	Geithus	NOR	12 Jan.	1986
1987	Silver	Groningen	NED	18 Jan.	1987
1988	Bronze	Kongsberg	NOR	17 Jan.	1988
1989	5th	West Berlin	—	15 Jan.	1989
1991	Bronze	Sarajevo	YUG	20 Jan.	1991
1992	4th	Heerenveen	NED	19 Jan.	1992
World Junior Allround Championships
1981	Bronze	Elverum	NOR	1 Mar.	1981
1982	Silver	Innsbruck	AUT	28 Feb.	1982

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games

References

1. Yvonne van Gennip. Sports Reference
2. "Yvonne van Gennip". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.