Jeen van den Berg
 Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1928 De Veenhoop, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 2014 (aged 86) Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
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Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954. He competed in the race a record seven times, with his first race being in 1947 and his final one in 1997.[1]
On 3 February 1954, van den Berg finished the race in a record 7 hours and 35 minutes, a record finally bettered by Evert van Benthem 31 years later.[2] He came third in the infamous 1963 race.[3]
In 1973 he became the first Dutch marathon skate champion.
Olympic Games
As a long-track speed skater, Van den Berg took part at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics.[4] In 1956 he finished 24th at the 5000 meters and in 1960 he ended 19th at the 5000 and 22nd at the 1500 meters.[3]
Personal life and death
Married to Atty, van den Berg was a teacher by profession. In 2014 he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died in a nursing home on 8 October 2014 at the age of 86.[5]
References
- ^ Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - Volkskrant Template:Nl
- ^ Jeen van den Berg: een zege voor een fles jenever en eeuwige roem - Volkskrant Template:Nl
- ^ a b Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg is woensdag op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden - Schaatsen Template:Nl
- ^ Jeen van den Berg overleden - Leeuwarder Couranr Template:Nl
- ^ Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - NOS Template:Nl
External links
- Jeen van den Berg - Sports-Reference.com
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