- Arne Dankers
Arne Dankers (born
June 1 ,1980 inCalgary, Alberta ) is a Canadian speed skater.Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world record of 3:39.69 in Calgary, Canada on
November 12 ,2005 . The Canadian team, of which Dankers was a part, was not able to duplicate this performance at the 2006 Turin Olympics. The Italian team now holds the Olympic team pursuit record of 3:43.64.2006 Winter Olympics
At the
2006 Olympics he participated in the following events:
*Speed Skating, Men's 1500 m
*Speed Skating, Men's 5000 m - 5th place
*Speed Skating, Men's 10000 m - 9th place
*Speed Skating, Men's Team Pursuit - SilverDankers placed 5th place in the 5000m men's speed skating final and his team won a
silver medal in Men's team pursuit speed skating. His parents, Peter Dankers and Marja Verhoef, are both Dutch. Arne Dankers graduated from theUniversity of Calgary with a degree in Electrical Engineering.External links
* [http://www.fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?showAthletes=all&id=273 Photos of Arne Dankers]
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