Gianni Romme

Gianni Romme is a Dutch former long track speed skater who later turned to marathon skating and coaching. Born on 12 February 1973, he specialised in the long distances, the 5000 and 10000 metres. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano he won gold in both events, and four years later in Salt Lake City he took silver in the 10000 metres behind his countryman Jochem Uytdehaage. He was World all-round champion in 2000 and 2003, collected many titles at the World Single Distance Championships, and spent 118 days at the top of the all-time Adelskalender ranking. From the 2006 to 2007 season he coached a team that drew international skaters, and he later left long track racing to compete only in marathon speed skating.