Arie Cornelis Loef (born 11 February 1969) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1987 and 1994. He competed at the

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and

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

in the 500 m and 1000 m with the best achievement of 14th place in the 1000 m in 1992. He won four national titles: in the 500 m (1990), 1000 m (1990) and sprint allround (1989 and 1991). He married Anke Baier, an Olympic speed skater from Germany. Personal bests: *500 m – 37.18 (1994) * 1000 m – 1:14.03 (1989) * 1500 m – 1:57.15 (1993) * 5000 m – 7:56.17 (1987)

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1969 births Dutch male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands Sportspeople from Gorinchem Living people 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub