Gianni Petrus Cornelis Romme (born February 12, 1973 in
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,
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) is a
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marathon and a former long track
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. He is also a coach since the 2006-07 speed skating season.
During his long track career Romme was strongest on the longest distances (5,000 and 10,000 metres). His greatest triumphs came at the
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, where he won both events. Four years later, at the
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, he captured the silver medal in the 10,000 metres, beaten only by compatriot
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.
He has also won numerous gold medals at the
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in both the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m, was two times
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, and spent some time (118 days in total) at the top of the all-time world ranking, the Adelskalender.
As of 2006-07 Romme started his own coaching career. International speed skaters
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, Ralf van der Rijst and Risto Rosendahl decided to join his team. Romme himself wanted to continue his career but announced at the opening day of the
2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance ChampionshipsThe 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were the venue where the Dutch single distance champions in speed skating were crowned. Although the event took place from 3 November until 5 November 2006 this was the 2007 edition as it is part of the 2006-07 speed skating season...
that he would no longer participate in long track speed skating, but only in marathon speed skating.
Medal achievements
- - = did not participate
- DQ3 = disqualification for the 3rd distance
- NQ19 = did not qualify for the final distance, but was classified as 19th in the final standings.
Personal records
Source:
www.isu.org
World records
| Distance | Time | Date | Location |
| 5,000 m |
6:30.63 |
7 December 1997 |
Heerenveen Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the...
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5,000 m |
6:22.20 |
8 February 1998 |
Nagano |
| 10,000 m |
13:15.33 |
17 February 1998 |
Nagano |
| 5,000 m |
6:21.49 |
27 February 1998 |
CalgaryThe Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus...
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| 10,000 m |
13:08.71 |
29 March 1998 |
CalgaryThe Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus...
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| 5,000 m |
6:18.72 |
30 January 2000 |
CalgaryThe Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus...
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| 3,000 m |
3:42.75 |
11 August 2000 |
CalgaryThe Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. It is the official designated training center for Speed Skate Canada and the Canadian National Speed Skating team. It is located on the University of Calgary campus...
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| 10,000 m |
13:03.40 |
26 November 2000 |
Heerenveen Thialf is an ice arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The stadium is used for long track speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey, figure skating, and non-sports events. The outdoor rink was opened in 1967, and the indoor stadium was opened in 1986. Several world records were set in the...
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Gianni Romme has an Adelskalender score of 149.570 points.
External links
Official site