Mark Knoll (born July 26, 1976) is a

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former speed skater and schoolteacher. He twice took part in the

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. He went to the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

, competing in the men's 5000 metres in speed skating and finishing 24th. He competed again in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the same category and finished 18th. He is married to Dutch skater

Tonny de Jong Tonny de Jong (born 17 July 1974) is a former Dutch speed skater, who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003. She won three Dutch Allround Championships and numerous g ...

. They have had three children: Ryder Knoll, Nico Knoll, and Jasper Knoll. He is currently a teacher at

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and resides in

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Personal records

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knoll, Mark 1976 births Canadian male speed skaters Living people Olympic speed skaters for Canada Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan