Gerard Kemkers

Gerard Kemkers
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	8 March 1967 (age 54); Groningen, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1990
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 38.30 (1988); 1000 m: 1:15.85; (1990); 1500 m: 1:56.13 (1990); 5000 m: 6:45.92 (1988); 10 000 m: 14:03.90 (1988)
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Men's speed skating
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Gerard Kemkers (born 8 March 1967) 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 5000 metres.^[1]

Kemkers retired from international competition in 1990 and became a coach.^[1]

During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, he coached Ireen Wüst to two medals: 3000 m gold and 1500 m bronze, and Sven Kramer to a silver medal on the 5000 m.^[1]

During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he coached Sven Kramer to the gold medal at the 5000 m and Ireen Wüst 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 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".^[2]

Records[]

Personal records[]

Event	Result	Date	Location
Personal records
Men's speed skating
500 meter	38.30	5 March 1988	Alma–Ata
1000 meter	1:15.85	11 March 1990	Heerenveen
1500 meter	1:56.13	10 March 1990	Heerenveen
3000 meter	3:59.60	19 March1987	Heerenveen
5000 meter	6:45.92	17 February 1988	Calgary
10000 meter	14:03.90	6 December 1987	Calgary
Small combination	160.454	16–17 March 1990	Inzell

Source: ^[3]

World records[]

Nr.	Event	Result	Date	Location	Note
1.	Small combination	160.454	16–17 March 1990	Inzell	World record until 17 February 1991

Tournament overview[]

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Allround	European Championships Allround	Olympic Games	World Cup	World Championships Allround	World Championships Allround Juniors
1984–1985							RØROS 8th 500m 3000m 10th 1500m 5000m 4th overall
1985–1986		4th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 10000m overall			17th 1500m 7th 5000m/10000m	INZELL 10th 500m 10th 5000m 11th 1500m 10000m 4th overall
1986–1987	15th 500m 1500m 4th 5000m 4th 10000m	500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	TRONDHEIM 7th 500m 11th 5000m 11th 1500m 11th 10000m 9th overall		17th 1500m 7th 5000m/10000m	HEERENVEEN 14th 500m 4th 5000m 17th 1500m 4th 10000m 5th overall
1987–1988	5000m 10000m	500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	THE HAGUE 7th 500m 4th 5000m 8th 1500m 5th 10000m overall	CALGARY 5000m 5th 10000m	29th 1000m 1500m	ALMA–ATA 9th 500m 38th 5000m 16th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall
1988–1989	11th 500m 1500m 5000m DQ 10000m	500m 5000m 5th 1500m 10000m overall	GOTHENBURG 13th 500m 5000m 14th 1500m 10000m overall		10th 1000m 5000m/10000m	OSLO 19th 500m 4th 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m overall
1989–1990	17th 500m 7th 1500m 4th 5000m 5th 10000m	500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m overall			34th 500m 25th 1000m 9th 1500m 5th 5000m/10000m	INNSBRUCK 4th 500m 4th5000m 4th 1500m 6th 10000m 4th overall

Source:^[4]

Medals won[]

Championship	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Dutch Single Distances	2	2	2
Dutch Allround	0	5	0
European Allround	0	1	1
Olympic Games	0	0	1
World Cup	1	1	0
World Allround	0	1	0
World Allround Juniors	0	0	0

Overview of championships won by speed skaters coached by Kemkers[]

Tournament	Number	Winners
10000m men	1	Uytdehaage 2002
5000m men	3	Uytdehaage 2002 Kramer 2010, 2014
3000m women	2	Wüst 2006, 2014
1500m women	1	Wüst 2010
World Allround men	8	Uytdehaage 2002 Kramer 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 Verweij 2014
World Allround women	7	Groenewold 2004 van Deutekom 2008 Wüst 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
European Allround men	8	Uytdehaage 2002, 2005 Kramer 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
European Allround women	3	Wüst 2008, 2013, 2014
Dutch Allround men	10	Uytdehaage 2001, 2004 Kramer 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 Olde Heuvel 2010, 2011 Verweij 2014
Dutch Allround women	5	Groenewold 2003, 2004 Wüst 2007, 2008, 2009
Dutch Sprint men	1	Wennemars 2007

Other achievements[]

Netherlands sport coach of the year (2006 and 2013)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gerard Kemkers Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ "Lee wins gold; Kramer DQed for not switching lanes". ESPN. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ SpeedSkatingStats.com
^ "SpeedSkatingNews.info".

External links[]

Gerard Kemkers at SpeedSkatingStats.com
Photos of Gerard Kemkers
"Gerard Kemkers". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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[r1-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gerard Kemkers Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

[2] "Lee wins gold; Kramer DQed for not switching lanes". ESPN. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[3] SpeedSkatingStats.com

[4] "SpeedSkatingNews.info".

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