Fokje van der Velde

Fokje van der Velde (26 December 1918 - 25 August 2008) was a Dutch kortebaanschaatsen speed skater in the 1940s.[1]

Fokje van der Velde
Personal information
Born(1918-12-26)December 26, 1918
Scharnegoutum, Netherlands
DiedAugust 25, 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 89)
Groningen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating

Van der Velde was born in Scharnegoutum. She won the Dutch national championships kortebaanschaatsen in 1942, ahead of Lina van der Mei and Antje Wieberdink-Koopmans.[2][3] She alco became 1942 champion of Friesland[4] and won many other competitions.[1]

Van der Velde was married with Frisian handballer Riemer Reinalda on 16 December 1946.[5] She died in August 2008 in Groningen, aged 89.

References
  1. Overview of newspaper articles about Fokje van der Velde
  2. Zuidhorn in beeld
  3. Uitslagenlijsten
  4. Fokje van der Velde kampioene van Friesland
  5. De stoere vrouwen van de hardrijderij
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