Netherlands at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...

in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Women's 1500 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Women's 3000 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Women's 5000 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Men's 500 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Men's 5000 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Men's 5000 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics These are the results of the speed skating competition during the Winter Olympic Games.-500 m:February 14, 1988-1,000 m:February 18, 1988-1,500 m:February 20, 1988-5,000 m:February 17, 1988-10,000 m:February 21, 1988-500 m:...	Men's 10000 metres

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Menno Boelsma	37.52	16
	Hein Vergeer Hein Vergeer Henricus Coenradus Nicolaas Vergeer is a Dutch former speed skater who became both European and World Allround Champion in both 1985 and 1986 .Hein Vergeer was a dominant allround skater, but after having recovered from...	37.80	24
	Jan Ykema Jan Ykema Jan Jelte Ykema is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988 he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres...	36.76
1000 m	Menno Boelsma	1:15.34	24
	Hein Vergeer Hein Vergeer Henricus Coenradus Nicolaas Vergeer is a Dutch former speed skater who became both European and World Allround Champion in both 1985 and 1986 .Hein Vergeer was a dominant allround skater, but after having recovered from...	1:14.62	15
	Jan Ykema Jan Ykema Jan Jelte Ykema is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988 he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres...	DNF	–
1500 m	Hein Vergeer Hein Vergeer Henricus Coenradus Nicolaas Vergeer is a Dutch former speed skater who became both European and World Allround Champion in both 1985 and 1986 .Hein Vergeer was a dominant allround skater, but after having recovered from...	1:56.63	27
5000 m	Herbert Dijkstra	6:54.63	13
	Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....	6:45.92
	Leo Visser Leo Visser Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....	6:44.98
10,000 m	Herbert Dijkstra	14:22.53	11
	Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....	14:08.34	5
	Leo Visser Leo Visser Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....	14:00.55

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Christine Aaftink	41.22	17
500 m	Ingrid Haringa Ingrid Haringa Ingrid Roelinda Haringa is a police officer and a former Dutch speed skater and cyclist.-Skating:Ingrid Haringa began her career as a speed skater. During the late eighties she belonged to the best sprinters in the Netherlands. At the Dutch Championships, she won four gold medals: in 1987 and 1988...	41.12	15
1000 m	Christine Aaftink	1:21.63	12
1000 m	Ingrid Haringa Ingrid Haringa Ingrid Roelinda Haringa is a police officer and a former Dutch speed skater and cyclist.-Skating:Ingrid Haringa began her career as a speed skater. During the late eighties she belonged to the best sprinters in the Netherlands. At the Dutch Championships, she won four gold medals: in 1987 and 1988...	1:23.15	21
1500 m	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...	2:00.68 OR
1500 m	Marieke Stam	2:07.00	12
3000 m	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...	4:11.94 WR
	Ingrid Paul	DSQ	–
	Marieke Stam	4:28.92	16
5000 m	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...	7:14.13 WR
	Ingrid Paul	7:40.67	14
	Marieke Stam	7:38.02	13

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