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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yvonne van Gennip has received more than 59,243 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Yvonne van Gennip is the 1,672nd most popular athlete (down from 1,186th in 2019), the 940th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 862nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 1,672 out of 3,059Before her are Koji Murofushi, Guillermo Douglas, Simon Fourcade, Herb McKenley, Mario Tullio Montano, and Rod Milburn. After her are John Davis, Fermín Cacho, Robson da Silva, Ed Gordon, Olga Mineyeva, and Dwight Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 510Before her are Carlos Hermosillo, Jim Corr, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Virgil Hill, Emma Chambers, and Michael Frontzeck. After her are Robson da Silva, Crystal Waters, Yasuharu Sorimachi, Alexander Vedernikov, Frank Farina, and Dean Winters.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 940 out of 1,427Before her are Petra Burka (1946), Edsilia Rombley (1978), Sylvie Meis (1978), Hans van Baalen (1960), Lieke Martens (1992), and Remko Pasveer (1983). After her are Renate Dorrestein (1954), Joop Hiele (1958), Patrick van Aanholt (1990), Giedo van der Garde (1985), Dick Quax (1948), and Arthur Numan (1969).

Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Yvonne van Gennip ranks 18Before her are Bertha Brouwer (1930), Mia Gommers (1939), Ria Stalman (1951), Dafne Schippers (1992), Hans van Helden (1948), and Piet Kleine (1951). After her are Frode Andresen (1973), Gerard Nijboer (1955), Michael van Gerwen (1989), Ellen van Langen (1966), Bart Veldkamp (1967), and Kjeld Nuis (1989).

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