- Rintje Ritsma
Infobox Speed Skater
name = Rintje Ritsma
nickname = Beer van Lemmer
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caption = Rintje Ritsma in 2006
country = NED
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birth_date = birth date and age|1970|04|13
birth_place =Lemmer ,Netherlands
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turnedpro = 1988
retired = 2008
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website = [http://www.rintjeritsma.nl/ www.rintjeritsma.nl]
medaltemplates =Robert Rintje Ritsma (born
April 13 ,1970 inLemmer ) is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the "Beer van Lemmer", which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times. He won this title in 1995, 1996,1999 and 2001; he was second in 1998 and 2003; he was third in 1993, 1994 and 2000.
He has won the European Allround Championships a record 6 times: 1994-1996 and 1998-2000.
He has won two silver and four bronze medals at the
Winter Olympics , from the 1994, 1998 and 2006 Games.He also stood at the top of the alltime world ranking, the
Adelskalender , for a long time (1,125 days in total).World records
Over the course of his career, Ritsma skated 4 world records:
Personal records
External links
* [http://www.rintjeritsma.nl/ Official website Rintje Ritsma]
* [http://www.fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?showAthletes=all&id=373 Photos of Rintje Ritsma]
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