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Sportraad Amsterdam
The Sports Council Amsterdam (Dutch: Sportraad Amsterdam) is an independent advisory body created by the city council in 1952. Its 1952 report "''De Amsterdamse Sportbevolking''" is reportedly the first sociological research report on sports in the Netherlands. Its reports are influential and its medal of honour is prestigious. Sport Council Members The Council has up to 18 members, elected by the municipal council of Amsterdam. Notable (former) members of the Council include: * Frits Barend * Marloes Coenen * Uri Coronel * Jessica Gal * Kirsten van der Kolk * Humberto Tan * Cees Vervoorn Activities Reports The Council, supported by its Bureau, prepares reports on a wide array of issues related to sports in Amsterdam. Among the topics addressed in these reports are: * Child exploitation in commercial soccer schools * Physical education in primary schools Medal of Honour Each year Sportraad honours a person or organization for its outstanding contribution to sports i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Amsterdam
The Government of Amsterdam consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns. The city of Amsterdam is also part of several functional forms of regional government. These include the Waterschap (''water board'') of Amstel, Gooi en Vecht, which is responsible for water management, and the ''Stadsregio'' (City Region) of Amsterdam, which has responsibilities in the areas of spatial planning and public transport. The municipality of Amsterdam borders the municipalities of Diemen, Abcoude, Ouder-Amstel and Amstelveen in the south, Haarlemmermeer and Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude in the west, and Zaanstad, Oostzaan, Landsmeer and Waterland in the north. Municipal government The city of Amsterdam is a municipality under the Dutch Municipalities Act. It is governed by a munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Barend
Frits Barend (born 17 February 1947) is a Dutch journalist, radio presenter and television presenter. He is known for presenting the late night television talk show '' Barend & Van Dorp'' with Henk van Dorp. Barend became nationally known for his talk show Barend & Van Dorp, which he co-hosted with Henk van Dorp.Eva Jinek is Omroepvrouw van het Jaar 2017 Mediacourant, 8 januari 2018 In 2007, he was one of the co-founders of the television channel '''', together with Ruud Hendriks and Derk Sauer. The channel stopped broadcasting in August 2010 due to financial problems. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. She competed professionally from 2000 to 2017 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Early life Coenen's brothers and grandfather were both involved in martial arts, with the latter having trained in jiu-jitsu, and this aided Coenen with her own transition into the sport. She began training with Pierre Drachman and Martijn de Jong at Shooto Holland while only 14, who recalls that, "I really had respect for that, because it didn't matter if it rained or snowed. She still kept on coming." She started martial arts training because she had to bicycle alone through a lonely part of the forest to and from school, and she had heard rumors that there were "dirty men in the forest" who preyed on girls. Along with her competitive career, Coenen is planning to study Communications Sciences in Amsterdam with a goal of future employment in that sector. She was appointed to the municipal adviso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uri Coronel
Maurice Uriel "Uri" Coronel (24 December 1946 – 18 July 2016) was a Dutch sports director and chairman of Ajax Amsterdam, a position he held at the club from April 2008 to 25 July 2011. He was born in Amsterdam. Career Uri Coronel was a board member for the Dutch association football club AFC Ajax from 1989 until 1997. He was the driving force behind the relocation of the club from its former home of De Meer Stadion to the now current home at the Amsterdam ArenA. In 2007, he was the head of the committee which investigated the functionality of the club. Chairman John Jakke and Managing director Maarten Fontein were scrutinized following the investigation, leading to their immediate resignation. Uri subsequently became the new Chairman of Ajax following the dismissal. The function of Chairman of the club became an unpaid position. With the arrival of Uri Coronel, Ajax would once again have a Jewish Chairman. As a Chairman however, Mr. Coronel came under harsh criticism, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Gal
Jessica Gal (born 6 July 1971) is a Dutch former judoka. She competed at the 1992, 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Dutch female judoka Olympic judoka for the Netherlands Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Van Der Kolk
Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk (born 18 December 1975, in Haarlem) is a Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands.Athlete biography: Kirsten van der Kolk beijing2008.cn, retrieved: 6 August 2008 Together with Marit van Eupen she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later, they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal. After those Olympics she retired from rowing and gave birth to a child. Less than one year before the 2008 Summer Olympics, she decided to return and became a team again with Marit van Eupen, who had become three times world champion in the non-Olympic lightweight single sculls (LW1x) during the absence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Tan
Humberto Tan-A-Kiam (born 26 October 1965), better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent. Career After obtaining his vwo-diploma Tan studied law at the University of Amsterdam, where he obtained his law degree. He made his television debut on Sonja Barend's talk show as a member of ''De tafel van 7'' (English: "The table of 7"). In 1991 the AVRO hired Tan as editor for the television program ''Forza TV'', which he quickly after started presenting together with Jessica Broekhuis. Two years later he moved to Studio Sport and presented the '' NOS Journal'' for some time. In 1999 and 2020 Tan was chosen as best dressed Dutchman by ''Esquire'', In 2005 Tan moved to the new television channel Talpa, where he was a sports expert at NSE and presenter of ''Café de Sport''. On 12 July 2007 it was announced that Tan would be transferred to RTL Nederland, where he presented Sunday-night premier league socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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