Mark Knoll

Mark Knoll (born July 26, 1976) is a Canadian former speed skater. He twice took part in the Winter Olympic Games.[1]

Mark Knoll
Personal information
Born (1976-07-26) July 26, 1976
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb)
Spouse(s)Tonny de Jong
Sport
CountryCanada
SportLong Track Speed Skating
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1998, 2002

In 1998 he went to the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano and on the 5000 m, he finished 24th. Four years later he went to Salt Lake City to settle for an 18th place on the same distance.

On April 26, 2003 he married Dutch skater Tonny de Jong. They have three children: Ryder Knoll, Nico Knoll, and Jasper Knoll.[2]

He currently teaches Language Arts, Social Studies, Journalism and Creative Writing at Westmount Charter School.[3]

Personal records

Distance Time Date Location
500 meter 37.00 January 17, 2003 Calgary
1000 meters 1.11.51 January 6, 2001 Calgary
1500 meters 1.48.46 January 25, 2003 Salt Lake City
3,000 meters 3.48.65 October 27, 2000 Calgary
5000 meters 6.30.63 February 9, 2002 Salt Lake City
10000 meters 13.47.96 21 December 2001 Calgary

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References

  1. "Mark Knoll". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. "Friesch Dagblad". www.frieschdagblad.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. "Westmount Charter School for gifted learners, Calgary". www.westmountcharter.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  4. "Mark Knoll (CAN) - Competition results, statistics and records | Skaters | SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
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