 Sijtje van de Lende in 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1950 Sonnega, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Sijtje van der Lende (born 31 January 1950) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands and a skating coach. She competed at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics in all distances from 500 to 3000 m. Her best achievement was ninth place in the 3000 m in 1976. [1] [2]
She won the national allround title in 1976 and 1977 and finished in third place in 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1980. [2]
Personal bests: [1]
- 500 m – 43.66 (1980)
- 1000 m – 1:25.86 (1980)
- 1500 m – 2:12.59 (1979)
- 3000 m – 4:39.15 (1977)
- 5000 m – 8:25.3 (1982)
After retirement she worked as a skating coach with various teams in the Netherlands, and in 1994 became the first female national coach. Her last professional speed skating team was VPZ (2005-2008). From 2008 till the Olympic winter games at Vancouver in 2010 she works with the national team of China. [3] At the moment she's advisor for Topteam North Netherlands, a group of talented young speed skaters in this district.
