Jan Charisius (30 September 1926 – 3 July 2008) was a Dutch

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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1926 births 2008 deaths Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Leeuwarden {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub