Grietje van der Meer

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Grietje van der Meer
Personal information
BornAugust 1949 (age 71)
Gorredijk, Netherlands
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Speed skating

Grietje van der Meer (born August 1949) is a Dutch former kortebaan and long track speed skater, who was active between 1965 and 1976. [1]

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Personal

Van der Meer grew up in Gorredijk. She attended the Drachtster Lyceum  [ nl ] in Drachten. [2] [3]

Career

Kortebaan

Van der Meer was a member of speed skating club “Eendracht” and was trained by Wiebe Kort. At the age of 16, Van der Meer became Frisian girls champion in January 1966. [4] To honor her, a ceremony was organized for her in a local hotel in Gorredijk. She was congratulated by a representative of the Dutch Speed Skating Union (KNSB) and mayor W. Harmsma. [2] [3] She won several more prizes and competitions, including a golden watch. [5]

Long track

After finishing 5th in 1966 at the junior national championships, [6] she won the bronze medal at the 1967 and 1968 Dutch junior speed skating championshpis. [7] As a senior she competed at the 1976 Dutch Allround Championships, finishing 7th overall. [8]

Personal records

Personal records
Women's speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 m46,9023.11.1975 Heerenveen
1000 m1.35,2021.12.1975 Alkmaar
1500 m2.26,6020.12.1975 Alkmaar
3000 m5.13,3009.03.1976 Groningen

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