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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 5 July 1881 Rottevalle |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating (kortebaanschaatsen) |
Baukje de Boer-Veenstra also written as Boukje Veenstra (born 5 July 1881 in Rottevalle [1] [2] ) was a Dutch female kortebaanschaatsen speed skater. [1] [3]
De Boer was born in Rottevalle. She won her first race when she was 13 years old in Twijzel. She won competitions in Leeuwarden, Twijzel, Grijpskerk, Zoutkamp, Delfzijl, Farmsum, Stadskanaal, Zuidbroek, Bedum, Winschoten, Leek and in many more other places. In the winter of 1917-18, when she was 36 years old, she was awarded a prize by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. When she was 51 years old, in the 1932-33 winter season, she also won a small prize in Anna Paulowna where her daughter also won a prize. She also competed in couples competition together with Gerrit Wouda from Dokkum winning many prizes.
Veenstra was born in Rottevalle, as daughter of Wytze Jacobs Veenstra and Jitske Geerts van der Velde. Her sisters Atje Veenstra and Lolkje Veenstra were also speed skaters but less successful. Veenstra married when she was 19 years old Siemen de Boer on 8 June 1901 in Tietjerksteradeel. [4] They lived in Oostermeer where she got 3 sons and 3 daughters. Two of her daughters, Jitske de Boer and Loltje de Boer, were also successful speed skaters. Her youngest son, Jan, competed in couple races with Jeltje. [5] In 1913 she moved with her family to Langezwaag. [2]
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