Arne Dankers
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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.
[edit] 2006 Winter Olympics
At the 2006 Olympics he participated in the following events:
- Speed Skating, Men's 1500 m
- Speed Skating, Men's 5000 m - 5th place
- Speed Skating, Men's 10000 m - 9th place
- Speed Skating, Men's Team Pursuit - Silver
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 graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in Electrical Engineering and wants to be an astronaut.
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