Riekje Tuinema-Ruben

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Riekje Tuinema-Ruben
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NationalityDutch
Born1933 (age 87–88)
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Sport Speed skating

Riekje Tuinema-Ruben (born 1933 [1] ) was a Dutch sportswoman, most notable as a kortebaan speed skater. She was one of the main kortebaan speed skaters in the 1960s winning many competitions and prizes. She became champion of Groningen between 1958 and 1964. [1] [2] She finished third at the Dutch National Kortebaan Speed Skating Championships in 1964. [1]

Ruben won one of her earliest prizes at the championships of Groningen in 1953 finishing third. [3] The championships was won by, Grietje Dieterman, who she beat the next day in another competition. [4] She started with winning main competitions in the mid-1950s, including in 1955 in Scheemda and in 1956 in Paterswolde (50 Dutch Guilder) and Bedum (100 Dutch Guilder). [5] [6] [7] In the long winter of 1963 she rode 42 competitions, sometimes two competetitions per day. [1]

She won also many prizes in athletics and gymnastics. [1] In athletics she was a member of club “Doles Harkstede”. [8] She finished third at the championships of the Dutch Athletics Federation in the 100 metres in 1957. She also won a medal with swimming in the breaststroke event. [1]

She lived in Borgweg  [ nl ] and later in Engelbert  [ nl ]. She married to Geert Tuinema in 1956. [1] After her skating career she had her own cafe in Engelstede until September 1992. [9] [10] She played tennis at a recreational level with low-level competitions. [1]

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  2. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - De Telegraaf". www.delpher.nl.
  3. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant". www.delpher.nl.
  4. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden". www.delpher.nl.
  5. ↑ "Nieuwe Schiedamsche Courant | 24 januari 1955 | pagina 6". Gemeentearchief Schiedam - Krantenkijker.
  6. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden". www.delpher.nl.
  7. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Overijsselsch dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
  8. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden". www.delpher.nl.
  9. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden". www.delpher.nl.
  10. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden". www.delpher.nl.
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