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Norwegian-Dutch speed skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brigt Rykkje (born 16 June 1975) is a Dutch and Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Bergen to a Dutch mother and Norwegian father, and grew up in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Bjarne Rykkje. He competed for Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He has competed for both Norway and the Netherlands at the world championships.[1]
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Birth name | Johan Ingebrigt Rykkje | ||||||||||||||
Born | Bergen, Norway | 16 June 1975||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Club | Hardanger Skøiteklub | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 500 m: 37.88 (2000) 1000 m: 1:16.20 (2001) 1500 m: 1:50.28 (2001) 3000 m: 3:48.02 (2002) 5000 m: 6:22.38 (2007) 10 000 m: 13:06.03 (2007) | ||||||||||||||
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