Griet Bijlsma

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Grietje Bijlsma
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Born(1915-02-09)9 February 1915
Eernewoude, Netherlands
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SportSpeed skating (kortebaanschaatsen)

Griet Hoogstins-Bijlsma (born 9 February 1915 in Eernewoude) was a Dutch kortebaanschaatsen speed skater. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Bijlsma was born in Eernewoude and lived there during her speed skating career. She won her first prize money on February 8th, 1929 in Suameer. On February 16th of that same year she won a golden watch in a competition of 46 women in Grouw. She became in the 1933-34 speed skating season the Dutch champion at the Dutch National Kortebaan Speed Skating Championships in Warga on December 17th, 1933. [5] The Championships were criticized as the skating lanes were too narrow and after the finish too short. She won the final of Pietje Feitsma. Trijntje Hemminga became third.

Bijlsma won many races, and prizes. By 1936 she had only participated in one competition where she didn’t win anything. She was also the Frisian champion in 1940. She competed until at least 1943.

Her aunt was speed skating champion Lutske Wester (1870-1912). Bijlsma married in 1935. In the early 1950s she emigrated with her family and parents to Ladner near Vancouver, Canada.

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References

  1. Rijpkema, J. H. (May 18, 1936). "Gedenkschrift bij het 50-jarig bestaan van den Frieschen IJsbond 1886-1936, alsmede iets over hardrijders en hardrijdsters in vroeger en later jaren". Noord-Nederlandsche Boekhandel. p.  171 via Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
  2. Iezers over 't ies : 75 jaar Gewest Drenthe van de KNSB. Bijlsma, Hedman, 1944-, Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond. Gewest Drenthe. Groningen: Noordboek. 2008. ISBN   978-90-330-0682-1. OCLC   244814077.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. , Nieuwsblad van Friesland, 5 January 1940
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