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Henk Angenent (born 1 November 1967 in Woubrugge) is a retired Dutch speed skater specialising in marathon skating and the longer distances. Angenent won the Elfstedentocht on 4 January 1997 outsprinting favourite Erik Hulzebosch at the finish. On 12 March 2004 in Calgary Angenent skated 41.669 km in one hour which was the world record in this event until 15 March 2007 when Casper Helling skated 300 metres more. The previous world record was Roberto Sighel’s 41.041 km from 24 March 1999.
