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{{short description|Dutch speed skater and cyclist}}
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{{Infobox speed skater
| name           = Renate Groenewold
| image          = Renate Groenewold (08-12-2007).jpg
| imagesize      = 
| caption        = Groenewold in 2007
| headercolor    = #d7ecff
| country        = {{NED}}
| club           = 
| birth_name     = Renate Titzia Groenewold
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1976|10|8|df=yes}}<ref name=espn>{{cite news|title=Renate Groenewold|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2010/athletes/_/id/89/renate-groenewold|access-date=31 August 2014|work=[[ESPN]]|date=2010}}</ref>
| birth_place    = [[Veendam]], [[Netherlands]]
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = 1.78 m<ref name=espn/>
| weight         = 73.5 kg<ref name=espn/>
| turnedpro      = 1997
| retired        = 2010
| pb             = 
| website        = 
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[speed skating]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | [[Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] | [[Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2009 Vancouver]] | 3000 m }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 World Allround Speed Skating Championships|2004 Hamar]] | Allround }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2008 Nagano]] | Team pursuit }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2007 Salt Lake City]] | 3000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2007 Salt Lake City]] | Team pursuit }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2009 Vancouver]] | Team pursuit }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships|2001 Budapest]] | Allround }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Speed Skating Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Hamar | Allround }}
{{MedalBronze | 2000 Hamar | Allround }}
{{MedalBronze | 2002 Erfurt | Allround }}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Heerenveen | Allround }}
{{MedalBronze | 2004 Heerenveen | Allround }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2007 European Speed Skating Championships|2007 Collalbo]] | Allround }}
}}

'''Renate Titzia Groenewold''' (born 8 October 1976) is a Dutch former [[long track speed skating|long track speed skater]] and [[road bicycle racer]].

Groenewold has won several Dutch Championships.  In 1999, 2002 and 2003 she won the [[KNSB Dutch Allround Championships|Dutch allround championship]]. At the [[European Allround Speed Skating Championships|European Allround Championships]] she has won various medals. Five times she came in third in the overall ranking. In 2005, she won the silver medal which was her best result at the European Championships. In 2001, she also came in third in the overall ranking on the [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Allround Championships]], which she won in 2004.<ref name=stats>{{cite web|title=Renate Groenewold|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1976100801|publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>

Besides participating in the all-round championships Groenewold has participated in the championships for individual distances. Her best results there were winning the team pursuit in 2008 and the 3000 meters in 2009.

In 2002 Groenewold participated at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]. She won the silver medal in the 3000 m. However, on the 1500 m she fell in the second turn. At the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], rookie compatriot [[Ireen Wüst]] beat her to the gold on the 3000 m, leaving Groenewold with silver once more.<ref name=og3000>
{{cite web|title=History of the Olympic Games 3000 meters Women
|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=championships&g=w&type=og&event=3000
|publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com
|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>

In 2007, Groenewold joined [[Team DSB Bank]], which was a women's professional cycling team that competed in international and [[UCI Women's Road World Cup]] events. In 2010, Groenewold competed again at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], in Vancouver.<ref name=sdles>[http://sdgln.com/news/2010/02/19/gay-olympians-few-are-out-and-proud#sthash.eJj6DQbo.dpbs Gay Olympians: Few are out and proud]</ref> She falsely listed as one of [[lesbian]] athletes at the Games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bloembergen|first=Jaap|date=13 December 2005|title=Groenewold mentaal en fysiek weer de oude|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2005/12/13/groenewold-mentaal-en-fysiek-weer-de-oude-11055571-a1346228|access-date=10 August 2021|website=NRC}}</ref><ref name=sdles/>

After her active skating career she was a coach from 2011 until 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Renate Groenewold stopt als coach |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/628178-renate-groenewold-stopt-als-coach.html |website=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |date=26 March 2014 |language=nl}}</ref> In October 2018 she was appointed in the speed skating Technical Committee of the [[International Skating Union]] (ISU).<ref>{{cite web |title=Communication No. 2205 |url=https://www.isu.org/communications/18349-isu-communication-2205/file |website=[[International Skating Union]] (ISU) |format=PDF |date=18 October 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121205327/https://www.isu.org/communications/18349-isu-communication-2205/file/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal records==
{{PersonalRecordsTop|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Renate Groenewold|url=http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=366|publisher=speedskatingresults.com}}</ref>}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|500 m|39.48|26 January 2002|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1000 m|1:17.16|24 February 2001|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1500 m|1:55.29|20 November 2005|[[Utah Olympic Oval]], Salt Lake City|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 m|3:55.98|16 November 2007|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|5000 m|7:01.21|27 November 2004|[[Thialf]], Heerenveen|}}
{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1976100801 Renate Groenewold] at SpeedSkatingStats.com

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{{Footer World Single Distance Champions 3000m Speed Skating Women}}
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