Ids Hylke Postma (born 28 December 1973) is a Dutch former

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. He is an Olympic gold medalist and former world champion. In 1993 Postma finished 2nd at the Speedskating World Championships for Juniors. In his first year as senior skater, he became Dutch Allround Champion, finished second behind Johann Olav Koss at the World Allround Championships, and came 4th in the European Championships, but nevertheless did not qualify for the Dutch Olympic team. In 1997 Postma won both the European Allround Championships and the World Allround Championships. His greatest success came in 1998 when he became World Allround Champion again, also setting a world record in the point-sum combination, and won two Olympic medals at the

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in Nagano. He won the 1,000 meters event and placed second at his specialty, the 1,500 meters, just behind Ådne Søndrål from

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. Also in 1998, he was the first skater who skated an official

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on the 1,500 meters below 1:50.00: Postma did this in

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. Erben Wennemars had done the same the summer before, but that time was not ratified by the

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. Postma's record did not last long, because a few hours later

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skated to a new record in

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. Postma is also a three-time World Champion in the

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. He won the 5,000 meters in 1996 and the 1,500 meters in 1999 and 2000. In October 2004 Postma announced his retirement and nowadays he lives on his farm in Deersum. He married

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Anni Friesinger Anna ("Anni") Christine Friesinger-Postma (born 11 January 1977) is a German former speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina ("Jana") Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 197 ...

on 11 August 2009 in Salzburg. The couple will not live together on the farm until renovations are complete. In August 2011, she gave birth to a daughter. He previously had a relationship with Renske Vellinga, until her death in a car crash in 1994.

Records

Personal records

Source
www.isu.org
& SpeedskatingResults.com

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

Tournament overview

:DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance :NC = No classification source:

World Cup overview

:''– = Did not participate'' :''* = 10000 meter'' :''(b) = Division B''

Medals won

References

External links

Ids Postma at SpeedSkatingStats.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Postma, Ids 1973 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in speed skating World record setters in speed skating People from Boarnsterhim Speed skaters from Friesland Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 20th-century Dutch sportsmen