Joep Wennemars
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| Born | 3 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500m, 1000m, 1500m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Essent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jac Orie | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Joep Wennemars (born 3 October 2002) is a Dutch speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances.
Wennemars is part of Team Essent.[1] He is the son of two-time former World Sprint Champion Erben Wennemars.
Career
Wennemars won the 2022 World Junior Speed Skating Championships at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck in Austria. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut in November 2022 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway where he finished seventh in the 500 m in Division B, resulting in a promotion to Division A.[2] At the second World Cup event, held at the Thialf in Heerenveen, he finished in second place in Division A behind Ning Zhongyan in a personal record of 1:08.08.[3]
At the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships he won the 1000 m.
In February 2026, Wennemars represented the Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the 500 metres, 1000 metres and 1500 metres events.[4] His 1000 m race against Lian Ziwen took a dramatic turn when Wennemars was hindered by his opponent as the former was preparing to cross into the inside track. Wennemars was offered a chance to reskate the 1000 m thirty minutes later but was unable to improve his time, finishing in fifth place.[5][6]
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 34.32 | 23 November 2025 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:06.44 | 22 November 2025 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:42.34 | 15 November 2025 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:47.72 | 4 October 2025 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 5000 m | 6:44.59 | 2 October 2021 | Max Aicher Arena, Inzell | |
References
- ^ a b "Joep Wennermars". Team Jumbo-Visma.
- ^ "ISU World Cup #1 – 1st 500m Men Division B". International Skating Union (ISU).
- ^ "ISU World Cup #2 – 1000m Men Division A". International Skating Union (ISU).
- ^ "Joep WENNEMARS - International Skating Union". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Event Ranking - Speed Skating Men's 1000m Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "De Boo pakt zilver na duel met winnende Stolz, drama voor gehinderde Wennemars". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Joep Wennemars". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
- Joep Wennemars at the International Skating Union
- Joep Wennemars at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Joep Wennemars at Olympedia
- Joep Wennemars at InterSportStats
- Joep Wennemars at Milano Cortina 2026
- Joep Wennemars at TeamNL (in Dutch)