Ans Schut

Johanna ("Ans") Schut (born 26 November, 1944 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands.

Ans Schut had her best year in 1968 when, after winning silver at the World Allround Championships, she became Olympic Champion on the 3,000 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Her time of 4:56.2 (a new Olympic record) was an excellent time those days and she won well ahead of Finnish skater Kaija Mustonen and Dutch compatriot Stien Kaiser, the 3,000 m world record holder at the time.

In 1969, Schut won silver at the European Allround Championships and bronze at the World Allround Championships. That year, she also skated five world records. The next two years, she fell a few times during international championships (although she did manage to win bronze at the World Allround Championships in 1970) and somewhat disillusioned, she ended her speed skating career in 1971. That same year, she got married to become Ans Boekema - Schut. Ans Schut has three children.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Ans Schut at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

References

External links

* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/945 Ans Schut at SkateResults.com]