David BESTEMAN

Dave Besteman was a pure sprinter. He started out in short-track and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in the short-track speed skating demonstration competition. Besteman skated at three World Sprint Championships, in 1990-91 and 1993. On the World Cup circuit from 1988-92, he had one podium finish, a third in a 1,000 in Asama, Japan in December 1990. Besteman later became a coach with the West Allis Speedskating Club. In 2003 he was named given the Coach of the Year Award by US Speedskating.

Personal Bests: 500 – 36.5 (1991); 1000 – 1:14.12 (1991); 1500 – 1:55.90 (1990); 5000 – 7:19.68 (1989).