admitted there had been no excrement, but the episode has come to stand for any unexplained failure in Dutch sports. On the 5,000 m at the World Allround Championships that same year, he sprinted to the finish line one lap too soon and it took him some time to understand what people were trying to tell him – that he had one more lap to go. His chances to successfully defend his World Allround Championships title were ruined when he fell on the 1,500 m the next day. At the 1983 World Allround Championships in Oslo, Van der Duim was still the reigning World Allround Champion, and he made his appearance in a "rainbow speed skating suit", a white suit with coloured stripes, influenced by the rainbow jersey used by reigning World Champions in bicycle racing. After an excellent 500 m race, he finished only 17th on the 5,000 m and therefore did not qualify for the final distance, the 10,000 m. After his disastrous 5,000 m race, Van der Duim declared that he had "porridge in his legs". Personal records Source: www.isu.org Van der Duim has an Adelskalender score of 162.253 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a 3rd place. World records source: Tournament overview DNQ = Did not qualify for the last distance NC = No classification source: Medals won References External links 1957 births Living people People from Opsterland Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Friesland