Christine Aaftink
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| Birth name | Christine Jacoba Aaftink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1966 Abcoude, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IJsclub Baambrugge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christine Jacoba Aaftink (born 25 August 1966) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands.[1] She specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, in which she competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Her best achievements were fifth and fourth place in 1992 in 500 m and 1000 m, respectively.[2] In 1994 she was the Olympic flag bearers for the Netherlands. She won two bronze medals at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1990 and 1991.[3]
Nationally, she won at least one sprint title every year between 1987 and 1996. She won all three (500 m, 1000 m and allround sprint) in 1990 and 1992–1994.[3]
Personal bests:[2]
- 500 m – 39.88 (1996)
- 1000 m – 1:20.21 (1996)
- 1500 m – 2:11.57 (1994)
- 3000 m – 5:04.33 (1987)
References
- ^ "I'm expecting twins" Metro. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ a b Christine Aaftink. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Christine Aaftink (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
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