Before the Olympic Games 1972 no one would bet against the same skater winning all distances. Such was his fame, Ard Schenk, the at the time 29 years old Dutch speed skater. His fall on 500 meters stopped his plans of doing so, but three gold medals out of four was not a bad result. Ard Schenk has three WC-titles (1970-1972) and three EC-titles (1966, 1970 and 1972). His list of world records is the longest of all male skaters, and when he turned professional 1973 "speed skating died". It, however, came alive again ... Personal Records: 38.9 Davos 15 January 1971 1.18.8 Inzell 20 February 1971 1.58.7 Davos 16 January 1971 4.08.3 Inzell 2 March 1972 7.09.8 Inzell 4 March 1972 14.55.9 Inzell 14 March 1971 World Records: 2.06.2 Davos 26 January 1966 4.26.2 Inzell 29 January 1966 2.05.3 Inzell 30 January 1966 4.18.4 Inzell 25 February 1967 1.20.6 Inzell 28 February 1967 1.20.6 Davos 5 February 1968 4.12.6 Davos 15 January 1971 1.58.7 Davos 16 January 1971 171.317 Oslo 30/31 January 1971 (Big Comb.) 15.01.6 Göteborg 14 February 1971 171.130 Göteborg 13/14 February 1971 (Big Comb.) 1.18.8 Inzell 20 February 1971 7.12.0 Inzell 13 March 1971 14.55.9 Inzell 14 March 1971 168.248 Inzell 13/14 March 1971 (Big Comb.) 4.08.3 Inzell 2 March 1972 7.09.8 Inzell 4 March 1972 167.420 Inzell 4/5 March 1972 (Big Comb.) #1 in Adelskalendern: 13 January 1966 - 27 February 1967 13 February 1971 - 19 March 1976 From: Heroes from the Speed Skating History by Evert Stenlund