Personal information | |
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Born | Regina, Saskatchewan | July 26, 1976
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) |
Spouse | Tonny de Jong |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Long Track Speed Skating |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1998, 2002 |
Mark Knoll (born July 26, 1976) is a Canadian former speed skater and schoolteacher. He twice took part in the Winter Olympic Games. [1]
He went to the 1998 Winter Olympics, competing in the men's 5000 metres in speed skating and finishing 24th. He competed again in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the same category and finished 18th. [1]
He is married to Dutch skater Tonny de Jong. They have had three children: Ryder Knoll, Nico Knoll, and Jasper Knoll. [2]
He is currently a grade 7 teacher of In My Backyard & PEAKS with his own homeroom class at Westmount Charter School [3] and resides in Calgary. [1]
Distance | Time | Date | Location |
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500 meter | 37.00 | January 17, 2003 | Calgary |
1000 meters | 1.11.51 | January 6, 2001 | Calgary |
1500 meters | 1.48.46 | January 25, 2003 | Salt Lake City |
3,000 meters | 3.48.65 | October 27, 2000 | Calgary |
5000 meters | 6.30.63 | February 9, 2002 | Salt Lake City |
10000 meters | 13.47.96 | 21 December 2001 | Calgary |
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