Jeltje Haanstra (born 1932 or 1933) was a Dutch kortebaan

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. ...

from

Katlijk Katlijk ( West Frisian: ''Ketlik'') is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_nam ...

. As a girl she became champion of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

in 1948. She won many competitions between 1948 and 1954. In the winter of 1950–51 she had a muscle injury and couldn’t compete at several competitions. In January 1953 she couldn’t finish a competition due to a leg injury. Haanstra studied at U.L.O.

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Dutch female speed skaters Year of death missing Place of death missing Year of birth uncertain Date of birth missing Place of birth missing Sportspeople from Friesland 1930s births 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub