Gerard Kemkers (born 8 March 1967) is a former

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

from the

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, who represented his native country at the

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. There he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres. Kemkers retired from international competition in 1990 and became a coach. During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, he coached

Ireen Wüst Irene Karlijn (Ireen) Wüst (; born 1 April 1986) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. Wüst became the most successful speed skating olympian ever by achieving at least one gold medal in each of five consecutive Winter Olympic appearances ...

to two medals: 3000 m gold and 1500 m bronze, and

Sven Kramer Sven Kramer (; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter ...

to a silver medal on the 5000 m. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he coached

to the gold medal at the 5000 m and

to the gold medal on the 1500 m. During Kramer's 10 km race, Kemkers made a mistake and guided Kramer to the wrong lane. Kramer finished first, with a time of 12:54.50 (even though he skated an extra lap in the outer lane) but was disqualified for failing to change lanes. As a result,

Lee Seung-hoon Lee Seung-hoon (Hangul: 이승훈, Hanja: , ; born 6 March 1988) is a South Korean speed skater. He won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres, a silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first and only Asian man ...

won gold with a new Olympic record, 12:58.55. Kramer later said, "At the end of the day, it is my responsibility. I am the skater on the ice, I have to do it".

Records

Personal records

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World records

Tournament overview

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Medals won

Overview of championships won by speed skaters coached by Kemkers

Other achievements

* Netherlands sport coach of the year (2006 and 2013)

References

External links

Gerard Kemkers at SpeedSkatingStats.com

Photos of Gerard Kemkers
* 1967 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in speed skating Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Groningen (city) World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Dutch speed skating coaches Dutch sports coaches {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub