14 hours agodutch speed skater joep wennemars said his olympic dream had been "ripped apart" after a collision with china's lian ziwen led to a hurried re-skate that he believes cost him a medal in. Egbert rolf "erben" wennemars (born 1 november 1975) is a dutch former speed skater. 15 hours agowennemars, meanwhile, was given the chance to re-skate after being blocked on his initial attempt but with the ice in poor condition, the dutchman failed to improve and remained in fifth.
16 hours agoolympic speed skater joep wennemars was visibly angry after his shot at a gold medal at the winter games was stymied by an on-track collision with his rival lian ziwen in the men's 1,000. Joep wennemars of the netherlands was granted a re-skate after the final pair of the men’s 1,000 metres following controversy in his original skate. In the years to come, wennemars established himself as a top sprinter.
13 hours agodutch speed skater joep wennemars, the reigning world champion in the men's 1,000-metre race, saw his olympic debut ruined by a bad mishap during a crossover Nov 7, 2025as a reigning world champion, joep wennemars starts the olympic season as one of the favorites in the 1000m. Erben wennemars participated in 11 hyrox races in 2 seasons.