Piet Bleeker

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Piet Bleeker
Piet Bleeker in 1958
Personal information
Born(1928-08-27)27 August 1928
Heerhugowaard
Died31 January 2018(2018-01-31) (aged 89)
Beverwijk
Sport
SportLong-distance running

Piet Bleeker (27 August 1928 – 31 January 2018)[1] was a retired Dutch long-distance runner, who won the sixth Enschede Marathon in 1957, becoming the first Dutch athlete to win that race. Bleeker won four consecutive national titles in the marathon in 1956–1959.[2]

After retiring from competitions he worked as athletics coach in Beverwijk.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ National Marathon Champions for the Netherlands. arrs.run
  3. ^ Siem Herlaar. runnersweb.nl
  4. ^ Ik loop dus ik besta. 18 November 2006