Joep Wennemars

Career Wennemars won the 2022 World Junior Speed Skating Championships at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck in Austria. He made his ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut in November 2022 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway where he finished seventh in the 500 m in Division B, resulting in a promotion to Division A. At the second World Cup event, held at the Thialf in Heerenveen, he finished in second place in Division A behind Ning Zhongyan in a personal record of 1:08.08.

At the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships he won the 1000 m.

In February 2026, Wennemars represented the Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the 500 metres, 1000 metres and 1500 metres events. His 1000 m race against Lian Ziwen took a dramatic turn when Wennemars was hindered by his opponent as the former was preparing to cross into the inside track. Wennemars was offered a chance to reskate the 1000 m thirty minutes later but was unable to improve his time, finishing in fifth place.

Personal records