Herma Meijer

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Herma Meijer
Personal information
Born (1969-04-16) 16 April 1969 (age 50)
Assen, the Netherlands
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Speed skating
ClubTrainingsgroep De Scheuvelloper, Assen

Herma Meijer (born 16 April 1969) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1987 and 1993. She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in the 500 and 1000 m and finished in 11th and 12th place, respectively. [1] She won two national titles, in the 500 m (1989) and 1500 m (1990). [2]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

1992 Winter Olympics 16th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Albertville (France) in 1992

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics were held at the same site. Albertville was selected as host in 1986, beating Sofia, Falun, Lillehammer, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Anchorage and Berchtesgaden. The games were the third Winter Olympics held in France, after Chamonix in 1924 and Grenoble in 1968, and the fifth Olympics overall in the country.

Personal bests: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Herma Meijer Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  2. Herma Meijer (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl