Name Arne Dankers Role Speed Skater | Education University of Calgary | |
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Olympic medals Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit Similar People Justin Warsylewicz, Carl Verheijen, Enrico Fabris, Denny Morrison, Ippolito Sanfratello | ||
Arne Dankers (born June 1, 1980 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian speed skater.
Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world record of 3:39.69 in Calgary, Canada on November 12, 2005. The Canadian team, of which Dankers was a part, was not able to duplicate this performance at the 2006 Turin Olympics. The Italian team now holds the Olympic team pursuit record of 3:43.64.
2006 Winter Olympics
At the 2006 Olympics he participated in the following events:
Dankers placed 5th place in the 5000m men's speed skating final and his team won a silver medal in Men's team pursuit speed skating. His parents, Peter Dankers and Marja Verhoef, are both Dutch. Arne Dankers moved to Canada when he was two years old. Arne Dankers graduated from the University of Calgary with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering.