Hero: Erben Wennemars

Egbert Rolf Wennemars
Egbert Rolf Wennemars was born on november 1 in 1975. He is from the netherlands.
He is specialist in the 1500 meter sprint.
Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a very good skater, one of the best in The Netherlands.
Erben currently lives in Zwolle (overijsel) with his wife Renate van de Zalm
Since october 2002 Erben and Renate had a son, his name is Joep. On the 24th may
of 2003 they got married
Erben is started with skating, when he was a little boy, he went with his father to the local skatingarea in Dalfsen, near by Zwolle. His father was fancing-master of that skatearea. But he was inspired by the great skater Evert van Benthum.
Now he belong to the best skaters of The Netherlands. In short time he reach the skatertop.
He was not only familair becouse of his big hits, also by his fall on The Olympic games in Nagano at 1998.
He was skating, but the Norwegian Njö rs was fallen down and he hit Wennemars.
His shoulder was out of his socket. After this the prestations of Wennemars reach, he become a better skater.
From now on he want to skate for another years and than according to his plans he want to study for being a pilot.

this was Wennemars with his WK medal on the 1500 meter.

This was when Wennemars fell down by the hit of Njörs

2005-2006

In December 2005 qualified Wennemars during the Netherlands championship distance in Heereveen himself on the 500, 1000, 1500, for the Olympic winter games in 2006.on all 3 distances he got the second place, behind Jan Bos (another skater). One week later he didn’t manage to advance to the WK Sprints in the NK, so he couldn’t win the title.
On January 19th he pronounced that he’d broke all contacts with his couch Jac Orie because of trusting problems. In preparation on the Olympic winter games in Turijn trained Wennemars in the TVM-team with Gerard Kemkers.

2006-2007

Beginning 2007 won Wennemars for 3e the time the NK sprint in groningen. In the last 1000 meters Wennemars its large rival Jan bunch with a new track record (1.10.40) covered and got in with that the end victory. he sad that this was one of the most sensational races.He won final in 2006/2007 during the World cup both the eindklassement on 1000m (for 4e the time) and also on 1500m. on 1500m the improved he also its Dutch record up to 1.43.24