- Gerard Kemkers
Gerard Kemkers (born
March 8 ,1967 in Groningen) is a former speed skater from theNetherlands , who represented his native country at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary, Canada . There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres.Kemkers retired from international competition in 1990, due to a problem with his leg. He later became a speed skating coach, who guided skaters like
Carl Verheijen ,Jochem Uytdehaage ,Ireen Wüst andSven Kramer to international successes with the professional TVM-squad.References
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/490 SkateResults]
* [http://www.fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?showAthletes=all&id=1487 Photos of Gerard Kemkers]
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