Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip (born 1 May 1964) 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.

[1] After she had injured her foot, and had surgery less than two months before the games, the East German women were heavily favoured to win the distances over 500 meters.

[2] She married bank director Gert van Kuijk on 15 August 2002 in Zandvoort, the couple divorced in 2009.

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