Renate Groenewold
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Renate Groenewold is a Dutch long track speed skater
and road bicycle racer.
Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.
In 1999, 2002 and 2003 she won the Dutch allround championship
. On the European Allround Championships she has won various medals. 5 times she came in third in the overall ranking. In 2005 she won the silver medal which was her best result at the European Allround Championships. In 2001 she also came in third in the overall ranking on the World Allround Championships
, which she won in 2004.
Besides participating in the Allround Championships Groenewold has participated in the championships for individual distances. Her best result there was a second place on the 3000 m.
In 2002 Groenewold participated at the Olympic Wintergames. She won the silver medal on the 3000 m. Motivated by this success Groenewold was looking forward to her favorite distance, the 1500 m but to her bitter disappointment she fell in the second turn. At the Olympic Wintergames of 2006, rookie compatriot Ireen Wüst
beat her to the gold on the 3000 m, leaving Groenewold with silver once more.
In 2007, Groenewold joined Team DSB Bank
, which is a women's professional cycling team that competes in international and UCI Women's Road World Cup events.
Long track speed skating
Speed skating is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating...
and road bicycle racer.
Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.
In 1999, 2002 and 2003 she won the Dutch allround championship
KNSB Dutch Allround Championships
The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography...
. On the European Allround Championships she has won various medals. 5 times she came in third in the overall ranking. In 2005 she won the silver medal which was her best result at the European Allround Championships. In 2001 she also came in third in the overall ranking on the World Allround Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
, which she won in 2004.
Besides participating in the Allround Championships Groenewold has participated in the championships for individual distances. Her best result there was a second place on the 3000 m.
In 2002 Groenewold participated at the Olympic Wintergames. She won the silver medal on the 3000 m. Motivated by this success Groenewold was looking forward to her favorite distance, the 1500 m but to her bitter disappointment she fell in the second turn. At the Olympic Wintergames of 2006, rookie compatriot Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...
beat her to the gold on the 3000 m, leaving Groenewold with silver once more.
In 2007, Groenewold joined Team DSB Bank
Team DSB Bank
Team DSB Bank is a women's professional cycling team based in Netherlands, sponsored by DSB Bank. In 2006, the team was named DSB-Ballast Nedam....
, which is a women's professional cycling team that competes in international and UCI Women's Road World Cup events.