Feb 6, 2022; Beijing, China; Sven Kramer (NED) in the Men’s Speed Skating 5000m during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at National Speed Skating Oval. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skated in his last Olympic 5000m race in Beijing on Sunday, signing off from an event he once dominated with three consecutive gold medals to establish a reputation as one of his country's top sportsmen.
His last long-distance individual race saw him place ninth out of 20 skaters as his Olympic record was broken twice - first by fellow Dutchman Patrick Roest and then by Swede Nils van der Poel nL4N2UH06T, who won gold in six minutes 08.84 seconds.
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