Netherlands at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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Athletes from the Netherlands
competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
, Norway
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Women
Women
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 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Speed skating Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:... |
Men's 1000 metres | ||
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:... |
Men's 1500 metres | ||
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:... |
Men's 5000 metres | ||
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:... |
Men's 10000 metres | ||
Bobsleigh
MenEvent | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Two-man | Rob Geurts Robert de Wit Robert de Wit Robert Hubert Maria de Wit is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988.In 1994 De Wit participated in the... |
53.52 | 23 | 53.90 | 26 | 53.76 | 24 | 53.89 | 23 | 3:35.07 | 24 |
Freestyle skiing
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Michiel de Ruiter | Aerials | 168.39 | 17 | Did not advance |
Short track speed skating
MenEvent | Athlete | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
500 m | Erik Duyvelshoff | 45.83 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
1000 m | Erik Duyvelshoff | 1:34.37 | 3 | Did not advance |
Women
Event | Athlete | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
500 m | Anke Jannie Landman | 48.36 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Penèlope di Lella | 48.44 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
1000 m | Anke Jannie Landman | 1:58.09 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Penèlope di Lella | 1:47.54 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
3000 m relay | Penèlope di Lella Anke Jannie Landman Priscilla Ernst Esmeralda Ossendrijver |
4:45.26 | 3 QB | 4:45.40 | 6 |
Speed skating
MenEvent | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Arie Loef | 37.52 | 24 |
Arjan Schreuder | 38.33 | 37 | |
Gerard van Velde Gerard van Velde Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde is a retired Dutch speedskater, and was specialised in sprinting.... |
37.45 | 21 | |
Nico van der Vlies | 37.94 | 31 | |
1000 m | Arie Loef | 1:15.12 | 22 |
Arjan Schreuder | 1:15.19 | 24 | |
Gerard van Velde Gerard van Velde Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde is a retired Dutch speedskater, and was specialised in sprinting.... |
1:13.81 | 9 | |
Nico van der Vlies | 1:14.29 | 15 | |
1500 m | Martin Hersman | 1:53.59 | 8 |
Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... |
1:51.99 | ||
Jeroen Straathof Jeroen Straathof Johannes Nicolaas Maria Straathof is a retired Dutch racing cyclist and speed skater. Straathof was the first, and still the only, athlete in the world to represent his country at the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics.Straathof started his sports career as a speed skater,... |
1:53.70 | 9 | |
Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called de Gespierde Spijker which translates to the Muscular Nail.-Biography:... |
1:52.38 | ||
5000 m | Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... |
6:43.94 | |
Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp is a retired speed skater, who represented both the Netherlands and Belgium in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics.-Short biography:... |
6:49.00 | 5 | |
Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called de Gespierde Spijker which translates to the Muscular Nail.-Biography:... |
6:44.58 | 4 | |
10,000 m | Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times... |
14:09.28 | 7 |
Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp is a retired speed skater, who represented both the Netherlands and Belgium in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics.-Short biography:... |
13:56.73 | ||
Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called de Gespierde Spijker which translates to the Muscular Nail.-Biography:... |
13:58.25 | 4 |
Women
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Chirstine Aaftink | 41.01 | 19 |
1000 m | Christine Aaftink | 1:22.16 | 20 |
Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas is a former Dutch speed skater.-Biography:Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was Dutch allround champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European... |
1:20.94 | 14 | |
1500 m | Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong is a former speed skater who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003.... |
2:05.18 | 10 |
Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas is a former Dutch speed skater.-Biography:Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was Dutch allround champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European... |
2:03.70 | 5 | |
Carla Zijlstra | 2:08.49 | 22 | |
3000 m | Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong is a former speed skater who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003.... |
4:25.88 | 11 |
Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas is a former Dutch speed skater.-Biography:Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was Dutch allround champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European... |
4:19.82 | 5 | |
Carla Zijlstra | 4:23.42 | 9 | |
5000 m | Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong is a former speed skater who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003.... |
7:36.07 | 11 |
Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas Annamarie Thomas is a former Dutch speed skater.-Biography:Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was Dutch allround champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European... |
7:32.39 | 10 | |
Carla Zijlstra | 7:29.42 | 7 |