2006 Winter Olympics
At the 2006 Olympics he participated in the following events:
- Speed Skating, Men's 1500 m
- Speed Skating, Men's 5000 m - 5th place
- Speed Skating, Men's 10000 m - 9th place
- Speed Skating, Men's Team Pursuit - Silver
Dankers placed 5th place in the 5000m men's speed skating final and his team won a silver medal in Men's team pursuit speed skating. His parents, Peter Dankers and Marja Verhoef, are both Dutch. Arne Dankers moved to Canada when he was two years old. Arne Dankers graduated from the University of Calgary with a masters degree in Electrical Engineering.
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