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Ingrid Paul
Dirkina Wilhelmina "Ingrid" Paul (born 14 December 1964) is a retired Speed skating, speed skater and speed skating coach from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in the 3000 m and 5000 m and finished in 14th place in the latter event. Biography Skating In 1986, Paul won the Dutch Marathon Skating Championships. In 1988, she competed in two events in the Calgary Olympics. On the 3000 meters she was disqualified because of an error when crossing lanes with her opponent. On the 5000 meters she finished in 14th place. Personal bests: *500 m – 43.0 (1988) * 1000 m – 1:24.78 (1989) * 1500 m – 2:08.44 (1988) * 3000 m – 4:27.25 (1989) * 5000 m – 7:38.25 (1988) Skating coach In the 1990s Paul moved to Canada where from 1992 to 1998 she was head coach of the national team. In 1995, she was named Coach of the Year. At the 1998 Olympics, the team won four medals, including gold for Catriona Le May Doan, Catriona Le May. Paul then returned to the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouda, South Holland
Gouda () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many grachten, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall. Its array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day trip destination. In the Middle Ages, a settlement was founded at the location of the current city by the Van der Goude family, who built a fortified castle alongside the banks of the Gouwe River, from which the family and the city took its name. The area, originally marshland, developed over the course of two centuries. By 1225, a canal was linked to the Gouwe and its estuary was transformed into a harbour. City rights were granted in 1272. History Around the year 1100, the area where Gouda now is located was swampy and covered with a peat forest, crossed by small creeks such as the Gouwe. Along the shores of this st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
