Jeen van den Berg

Jeen van den Berg

Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954
Personal information
Born (1928-01-08)8 January 1928
De Veenhoop, Netherlands
Died 8 October 2014(2014-10-08) (aged 86)
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Dutch Marathon Championships
1973 Natural ice

Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating 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]

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

As 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 life and death

Married 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - Volkskrant (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Jeen van den Berg: een zege voor een fles jenever en eeuwige roem - Volkskrant (Dutch)
  3. 1 2 Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg is woensdag op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden - Schaatsen (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Jeen van den Berg overleden - Leeuwarder Couranr (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - NOS (Dutch)


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