Men
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Ward PETRE
BEL- Date of birth30 Jan 1997
- Height179 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Coach
- HometownHerk-de-Stad
- Place of birthSint-Truiden
- Start skatingHe began skating as a toddler, and took up short track at age eight with IJsschaatsclub De Schaverdijn [YDS] in Hasselt, Belgium.
- Club IJsschaatsclub De Schaverdijn [YDS]: Hasselt, BEL
- HobbiesMusic. (Instagram profile, 09 May 2023)
- LanguagesDutch, English, French
- CoachJoey Mantia
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Just because you took longer than others, it doesn't mean you failed." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
US short track skater John Celski, Hungarian short track skaters Sandor Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, Dutch short track skater Sjinkie Knegt. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018, 08 Nov 2017)
His family. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
In December 2020 he fractured the fibula bone in his left leg, dislocated his left ankle and damaged ligaments after he was involved in a crash with national teammate Adriaan Dewagtere during a training session in Hasselt, Belgium. He underwent surgery and missed the remainder of the 2020/21 season. (hbvl.be, 10 Mar 2021, 20 Dec 2020; Instagram profile, 10 Jan 2021; sporza.be, 19 Dec 2020; kbsf.be, 11 Dec 2020; niuewsblad.be, 11 Dec 2020)
He missed two months of the 2019/20 season due to a collarbone injury that required surgery. (nieuwsblad.be, 16 Feb 2020; schaatsen.nl, 15 Dec 2019; Instagram profile, 09 Nov 2019)
In 2017 he tore a ligament in his right ankle. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
He missed two months of the 2019/20 season due to a collarbone injury that required surgery. (nieuwsblad.be, 16 Feb 2020; schaatsen.nl, 15 Dec 2019; Instagram profile, 09 Nov 2019)
In 2017 he tore a ligament in his right ankle. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
His skating coach introduced him to short track. "I was intrigued by the speed and the sound of the skaters pushing the ice."
Joey Mantia
