Gianni Romme

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Medal record
Gianni Romme
Men’s Speed Skating
Competitor for the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold	1998 Nagano	5000 m
Gold	1998 Nagano	10000 m
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	10000 m
World Championships
Gold	1996 Hamar	10000 m
Gold	1997 Warsaw	10000 m
Gold	1998 Calgary	5000 m
Gold	1998 Calgary	10000 m
Gold	1999 Heerenveen	5000 m
Gold	2000 Nagano	5000 m
Gold	2000 Nagano	10000 m
Gold	2000 Milwaukee	Allround
Gold	2003 Gothenburg	Allround
Silver	1997 Warsaw	5000 m
Silver	1999 Heerenveen	10000 m
Bronze	1996 Hamar	5000 m
Bronze	2001 Salt Lake City	5000 m
Bronze	2004 Seoul	5000 m

Gianni Petrus Cornelis Romme (born February 12, 1973 in Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch marathon and a former long track speed skater. He is also a coach since the 2006-07 speed skating season.

During his long track career Romme was strongest on the longest distances (5,000 and 10,000 metres). His greatest triumphs came at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he won both events. Four years later, at the 2002 Winter Olympics, he captured the silver medal in the 10,000 metres, beaten only by compatriot Jochem Uytdehaage.

He has also won numerous gold medals at the World Single Distance Championships in both the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m, was two times World Allround Champion, and spent some time (118 days in total) at the top of the all-time world ranking, the Adelskalender.

As of 2006-07 Romme started his own coaching career. International speed skaters Anni Friesinger, Ralf van der Rijst and Risto Rosendahl decided to join his team. Romme himself wanted to continue his career but announced at the opening day of the 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships that he would no longer participate in long track speed skating, but only in marathon speed skating.

[edit] Medal achievements

Year	EC Allround	Winter Olympics	WC Distances	WC Allround
1996	-		5000m 10000m	-
1997	-		5000m 10000m	-
1998	-	5000m 10000m	5000m 10000m	-
1999	15th		5000m 10000m	-
2000	-		5000m 10000m
2001	-		5000m	-
2002	-	10000m		DQ3
2003			-
2004	4th		5000m 9th 10000m	-
2005	-		4th 10000m	-
2006	NQ19	-		-

- = did not participate

DQ3 = disqualification for the 3rd distance

NQ19 = did not qualify for rhe final distance, but was classified as 19th in the final standings.

[edit] World records

Gianni Romme has an Adelskalender score of 149.570 points.

[edit] External links

• (Dutch) Official site
• Gianni Romme at www.skateresults.com
• Photos of Gianni Romme

Awards
Preceded by Rintje Ritsma	Oscar Mathisen Award 2000	Succeeded by Hiroyasu Shimizu
Preceded by Marcel Wouda	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Pieter van den Hoogenband