Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954. He competed in the race a record seven times, with his first race being in 1947 and his final one in 1997.[1]
 Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1928 De Veenhoop, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 2014 (aged 86) Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 3 February 1954, van den Berg finished the race in a record 7 hours and 35 minutes, a record finally bettered by Evert van Benthem 31 years later.[2] He came third in the infamous 1963 race.[3]
In 1973 he became the first Dutch marathon skate champion.
Olympic Games
editAs a long-track speed skater, Van den Berg took part at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics.[4] In 1956 he finished 24th at the 5000 meters and in 1960 he ended 19th at the 5000 and 22nd at the 1500 meters.[3]
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 meter | 44.8 | 24 January 1959 | Oslo | |
| 1000 meter | 1:43.5 | 20 February 1954 | Appingedam | |
| 1500 meter | 2:16.5 | 31 January 1960 | Davos | |
| 3000 meter | 4:48.4 | 14 January 1959 | Hamar | |
| 5000 meter | 8:08.5 | 16 February 1960 | Squaw Valley | |
| 10000 meter | 17:04.4 | 17 February 1960 | Davos | |
Source:[5]
Tournament overview
editSeason |
Dutch Championships Allround |
European Championships Allround |
Olympic Games |
World Championships Allround |
Elfstedentocht Eleven City Tour |
Loosdrecht Tour |
Spannenburg Tour |
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1950–51 |
ZUTPHEN 21st 500m 6th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall |
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1953–54 |
ZWOLLE 13th 500m  5000m 7th 1500m 6th 10000m 6th overall |
FRIESLAND  ca.200 km |
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1954–55 |
HEERENVEEN 11th 500m  5000m 23rd 1500m 10000m 5th overall |
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1955–56 |
KRALINGEN 8th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall |
CORTINA d'AMPEZZO 24th 5000m |
FRIESLAND 6th ca.200 km |
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1956–57 |
ÖSTERSUND 27th 500m 11th 5000m 23rd 1500m 9th 10000m 16th overall |
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1957–58 |
ESKILSTUNA 27th 500m 16th 5000m 24th 1500m 7th 10000m 16th overall |
HELSINKI 38th 500m 7th 5000m 21st 1500m 14th 10000m 16th overall |
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1958–59 |
GOTHENBURG 36th 500m 7th 5000m 25th 1500m 11th 10000m 16th overall |
OSLO 35th 500m 9th 5000m 35th 1500m 14th 10000m 15th overall |
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1959–60 |
OSLO 24th 500m 13th 5000m 16th 1500m 13th 10000m 13th overall |
SQUAW VALLEY 19th 5000m 22nd 10000m |
DAVOS 32nd 500m 10th 5000m 20th 1500m 4th 10000m 13th overall |
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1961–62 |
AMSTERDAM 25th 500m 15th 5000m 11th 1500m 11th 10000m 11th overall |
SPANNENBURG ca.60 km
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1962–63 |
GRONINGEN 17th 500m 8th 5000m 11th 1500m 10000m 6th overall |
FRIESLAND ca.200 km |
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1963–64 |
LOOSDRECHT ca.120 km |
- DNS = Did not start
- NC = No classification
Personal life and death
editMarried to Atty, van den Berg was a teacher by profession. In 2014 he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died in a nursing home on 8 October 2014 at the age of 86.[10]
References
edit- ^ Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ Jeen van den Berg: een zege voor een fles jenever en eeuwige roem - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ a b Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg is woensdag op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine - Schaatsen (in Dutch)
- ^ Jeen van den Berg overleden - Leeuwarder Couranr (in Dutch)
- ^ "Skater Profile | Jeen van den Berg | Men | Netherlands".
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - NOS (in Dutch)
External links
edit- Jeen van den Berg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jeen van den Berg at Olympics.com