Annamarie Thomas

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Annamarie Thomas
Personal information
Born (1971-09-15) 15 September 1971 (age 53)
Emmeloord, Netherlands
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
Turned pro1990
Retired2006
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Hamar 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Hamar 1500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Savalen Allround
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 HeerenveenAllround
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 HeerenveenAllround
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1999 HeerenveenAllround

Annamarie Thomas (born 15 September 1971) is a former Dutch speed skater.

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Biography

Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was the Dutch all-round champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European Allround Championships behind Gunda Niemann. She was third in the 1995 World Allround Championships in Savalen and in 1996 won both the 1000 and 1500 m in the inaugural World Single Distance Championships in Hamar.

On 20 March 1999 in the Olympic Oval in Calgary, she broke the world record in 1500 m. by 1.5 seconds, skating in 1.55.50. That weekend she also broke the world record for the combined times for the 500, 1000, 1500 and 3000 m in one tournament (the "mini combination") and reached 4th place in the adelskalender.

In the summer of 2006 she was a participant in the first season of the celebreality show Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs, the Dutch version of Skating with Celebrities, where she ended up in fourth place.

She retired from competitive skating in November 2006.

Records

Personal records

Personal records [1]
Speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 m38.9726 January 2002 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m1:15.2017 February 2002Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:55.5020 March 1999 Olympic Oval, Calgary World record until beaten by Anni Friesinger on 4 March 2001 [2]
3000 m4:11.456 February 1999 Vikingskipet, Hamar
5000 m7:16.977 February 1999Vikingskipet, Hamar

World records

DistanceTimeDateLocationNote
Small combination163.90123 March 1996 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m 1:55.5020 March 1999Olympic Oval, Calgary [2]
Small combination158.18321 March 1999Olympic Oval, Calgary

Medals

Championship Gold medal.svg Silver medal.svg Bronze medal.svg
Dutch Single Distance Championships 456
Dutch Sprint Championships 231
Dutch Allround Championships 312
European Allround Championships 021
World Single Distance Championships 200
World Allround Championships 001

References

  1. ↑ "Annamarie Thomas". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Awards
Preceded by Ard Schenk Award
1995		Succeeded by
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