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Robert Rintje Ritsma (born April 13 , 1970 in Lemmer ) is a Dutch Speed Skater . He is also known as 'de beer van Lemmer', which translates to 'the bear from Lemmer'. He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times. He won this title in 1995, 1996,1999 and 2001; he was second in 1998 and 2003; he was third in 1993, 1994 and 2000. He has won the European Allround Championships a record 6 times: 1994-1996 and 1998-2000. He has won two silver and four bronze medals at the Winter Olympics , from the 1994 , 1998 and 2006 Games . He also stood at the top of the alltime world ranking, the Adelskalender , for a long time (1,125 days in total). Personal records External links |
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