Joep Wennemars (born 3 October 2002) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.

Joep Wennemars
Personal information
Born (2002-10-03) 3 October 2002 (age 22)
Dalfsen, Netherlands[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
ClubTeam Jumbo-Visma
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Innsbruck Overall

Career

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Wennemars won the 2022 World Junior Speed Skating Championships at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck in Austria. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut in November 2022 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway where he finished seventh in the 500 m in Division B, resulting in a promotion to Division A.[2] At the second World Cup event, held at the Thialf in Heerenveen, he finished in second place in Division A behind Ning Zhongyan in a personal record of 1:08.08.[3]

Wennemars is part of Team Jumbo-Visma and is under contract until 2024.[1]

Personal records

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Personal records[4]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 34.76 28 December 2023 Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 m 1:07.40 25 February 2024 Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m 1:45.17 28 October 2023 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m 3:48.59 18 December 2021 Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 m 6:44.59 2 October 2021 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell

References

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  1. ^ a b "Joep Wennermars". Team Jumbo-Visma.
  2. ^ "ISU World Cup #1 – 1st 500m Men Division B". International Skating Union (ISU).
  3. ^ "ISU World Cup #2 – 1000m Men Division A". International Skating Union (ISU).
  4. ^ "Joep Wennemars". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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