Robert Vunderink

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Robert Vunderink
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Robert Vunderink in 1983
Personal information
Born (1961-08-28) 28 August 1961 (age 58)
Zwolle, the Netherlands
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Robert Vunderink (born 28 August 1961) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1981 and 1993. He competed at the 1984 and 1992 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m; his best achievement was fourth place in the 10000 m in 1992. [1]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

1984 Winter Olympics 14th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) in 1984

The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which took place from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden.

1992 Winter Olympics 16th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Albertville (France) in 1992

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics were held at the same site. Albertville was selected as host in 1986, beating Sofia, Falun, Lillehammer, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Anchorage and Berchtesgaden. The games were the third Winter Olympics held in France, after Chamonix in 1924 and Grenoble in 1968, and the fifth Olympics overall in the country.

He finished in second place at the national allround championships in 1983 and then focused on long distances, winning the 10000 m in 1987 and 1989, finishing second in 1991 and 1992, and third in 1990. He was less successful in 5000 m, with a silver medal at the national championship in 1989 and two bronze medals in 1991 and 1992. [2]

Personal bests: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Robert Vunderink. sports-reference.com
  2. Robert Vunderink (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl