Cornelis "Kees" Broekman (2 July 1927 – 8 November 1992) was a Dutch speed skater.
 Kees Broekman in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 July 1927 De Lier, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 November 1992 (aged 65) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 44.2 (1956) 1000 m: 1:31.6 (1954) 1500 m: 2:13.1 (1956) 3000 m: 4:41.6 (1953) 5000 m: 8:00.2 (1956) 10 000 m: 16:33.5 (1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Broekman was silver medalist on both the 5000 meter and the 10000 meter, the first ever Winter Olympic medals for the Netherlands. He won a silver medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men 1949, and became European champion 1953.[1]
In the 1950s Broekman moved to Norway, where he competed until the 1960 Summer Olympics. After the Games he retired to become a speed skating coach, bringing Atje Keulen-Deelstra and Göran Claeson to world titles. He later coached speed skating in Berlin, where he died at age 65.[1]
He was an uncle of the Olympic speed skater Stien Kaiser.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kees Broekman. sports-reference.com
External links
edit- Kees Broekman in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Kees Broekman at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Kees Broekman at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Kees Broekman at Olympics.com
- Kees Broekman at Olympedia
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