 Nienhuis with her sister Ike Nienhuis in 1941 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 20 February 1918 Marum, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Meta Lansing-Nienhuis also written as Metje Nienhuis (born 20 February 1918 [1] [2] ) was a Dutch kortebaan speed skater who won many prizes in the late 1930s and 1940s.
She became champion of Drenthe in December 1938. [2] [3] In the winter of 1939-40 she won a total of 237,50 Dutch Guilder in prize money. [4] In that winter she won also in Valthermond beating Antje Koopmans and her sister Ike Nienhuis. [5] After World War II she won several prizes in the winter of 1945-46 including winning the second round in Wartena in January 1946. [6] In December 1946 she won in Makkum. [7] She was listed to be suspended from 15 January 1947 by the association of ice clubs due to competing in two competitions on the same day. [8] It's not listed if she was suspense, but she still competed in late January and February 1947; including in Thialf, [9] Makkum, [10] Wijnjeterp [11] and Leeuwarden. [12]
She was the three year elder sister of Ike Nienhuis, who became three times national champion. [4] It happened multiple times that Ike and Meta finished first and second in a competition. [5] [13] They also rode both several times the Elfstedentocht. Her 6 year older sister Aukje Nienhuis also competed in kortebaan speed competitions but wasn't as successful as her younger sisters.
Nienhuis was born in 1918 in Marum as the daughter of Mettje van Loo (1858-1898) and Roelf Nienhuis (1887-1950) who was a merchant. After living in Donkerbroek she lived in Makkinga together with her two sisters and parents in the 1940s. She came from a wealthy family that even had a car, which was a great luxury at the time. [14] Later she moved to Smilde. [2]
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