Annamarie Thomas (born 15 September 1971) is a former Dutch speed skater.

Biography

Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was the Dutch all-round champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European Allround Championships behind Gunda Niemann. She was third in the 1995 World Allround Championships in Savalen and in 1996 won both the 1000 and 1500 m in the inaugural

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. On 20 March 1999 in the

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, she broke the world record in 1500 m. by 1.5 seconds, skating in 1.55.50. That weekend she also broke the world record for the combined times for the 500, 1000, 1500 and 3000 m in one tournament (the "mini combination") and reached 4th place in the adelskalender. In the summer of 2006 she was a participant in the first season of the celebreality show

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, the Dutch version of

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, where she ended up in fourth place. She retired from competitive skating in November 2006.

Records

Personal records

World records

Medals

References

External links

Official site

Palmares
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