.jpg) Dankers in 2007 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's speed skating | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | Team pursuit |
| World Single Distance Championships | ||
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2007 Salt Lake City | Team pursuit |
Arne Dankers (born June 1, 1980) is a Canadian speed skater.
Dankers in 2007 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's speed skating | ||
| Representing Canada
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
|
2006 Turin | Team pursuit |
| World Single Distance Championships | ||
|
2007 Salt Lake City | Team pursuit |
Arne Dankers (born June 1, 1980) is a Canadian speed skater.
Dankers was born to Peter Dankers and Marja Verhoef, who are both Dutch. The family moved to Canada when he was two years old. Dankers graduated from the University of Calgary with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and later completed a PhD at the Delft University of Technology.[1]
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.
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.