Yvonne van Gennip

Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexpectedly won three gold medals. She was the most successful athlete at the 1988 Winter Olympics, along with Matti Nykänen of Finland.

1 May 1964

Born on the same birth day (1 May): Andreas Laskaratos • Antal Szerb • Anushka Sharma • Beto (footballer, born 1982) • Chet Holmgren • Clint Malarchuk • Guido Gezelle • Johann Adam Schall von Bell • Katya Zamolodchikova • Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn • Ralf Dahrendorf • Raya Dunayevskaya • Rita Coolidge • Sandy Woodward

Born in the same month (May 1964): Adrian Moorhouse • Howard Mills III • John Lee (placekicker) • John Salley • Lenny Kravitz • Liz McColgan • Mauro Martini • Stratos Apostolakis • Tim Blake Nelson