John Bestebroer met many Olympic athletes over the years. A small selection below.

Johan Olav Koss - Norway   Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Alberville 1992       1.500M,                                                                            Olympic Gold Lillehammer 1994 1.500M,  5.000M, 10.000M

Olympic Silver Alberville 1992     10.000M

World Champion Allround 1990, 1991, 1994

Hicham El Guerrouj-Marrocco   -Athletics Runner

Olympic Gold Athens 2004 1.500M & 5.000M ,

Olympic Silver Sydney 2000 1.500M

World Champion 1.500m  1997, 1999, 2001, 2003

Chad Hedrick-USA  Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Turin 2006       5.000M,                                                                                       Olympic Silver Turin 2006   10.000M

Olympic Silver Vancouver 2010 Team relay

Olympic Bronze Turin 2006   1.500M

Olympic Bronze Vancouver 2010  1.000M

World Champion Allround 2004

Derk Parra-USA  Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Salt Lake City 2002        1.500M                                                                              Olympic Silver Salt Lake City 2002       5.000M

World Champion Allround 2004

Catriona Le May-Doan- Canada  Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Nagano 1998                500M.                                                                                      Olympic Gold Salt Lake City 2002   500M.

Olympic Silver Nagano 1998              1.000M.

World Champion sprint 1998 & 2002

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Amauri Ribeiro-Brazil   Volleybal player 

Olympic Gold Barcelona 1992

Olympic Silver Los Angeles 1984

Gunda Niemann-Germany   Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Alberville 1992           3.000M.

Olympic Gold Alberville 1992           5.000M.                                                                                   

Olympic Gold Nagano 1998                3.000M.

Olympic Silver Alberville 1992          1.500M.

Olympic Silver Lillehammer 1994     5.000M.

Olympic Silver Nagano 1998               1.500M.

Olympic Silver Nagano 1998               5.000M.

Olympic Bronze Lillehammer 1994 1.500M

World Champion Allround 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Adne Sondral - Norway     Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Nagano 1998                   1.500M.

Olympic Silver Alberville 1992             1.500M.

Olympic Bronze Salt Lake City 2002 1.500M.

Wilson Kipketer-Kenia/Denmark   Atletics-Runner                                                                            Above: Together at the Kilimanjaro 2011

Olympic Silver Sydney 2000     800M.

Olympic Bronze Athens 2004  800M.

World Champion 1995, 1997, 1999  800M. (Outdoor)

World Champion 1997 800M. (Indoor)

Sebastiaan Coe- Great Britain 

Olympic Gold Moscow 1980             1.500M.

Olympic Gold Los Angeles 1984      1.500M.

Olympic Silver Moscow 1980                800M.

Olympic Silver Los Angeles 1984         800M.

Sven Kramer - The Netherlands  Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Vancouver 2010            5.000M.

Olympic Gold Soshi 2014                         5.000M.

Olympic Gold Soshi 2014                       Team Relay

Olympic Gold Pyeong Chang 2018       5.000M.

Olympic Silver Turin 2006                           5.000M.

Olympic Silver Soshi 2014                        10.000M.

Olympic Bronze Turin 2006                     Team Relay

Olympic Bronze Vancouver 2010         Team Relay

Olympic Bronze Pyeong Chang 2018 Team Relay

World Champion All round 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

Joey Cheek - USA    Ice Speedskater 

Olympic Gold Turin 2006                          500M.

Olympic Silver Turin 2006                     1.000M.

Olympic Bronze Vancouver 2010     1.000M.

World Champion Sprint  2006

Jeremy Wotherspoon -Canada   Ice Speed skater

Olympic Silver Nagano 1998       500M.

World Champion sprint 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

 

 

Marianne Timmer - The Netherlands  Ice Speedskater

Olympic Gold Nagano 1998            1.000M

Olympic Gold Nagano 1998            1.500M.

Olympic Gold Turin 2006                 1.000M.

World Champion Sprint 2004