Joan Haanappel (born 13 November 1940) is a Dutch former figure skater and sports presenter for NOS,

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and

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. She is a three-time

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bronze medalist (1958–1960) and a four-time Dutch national champion.

Career

Skating career

Haanappel began skating in 1949 at Houtrust ice skating club in The Hague. Aged 12 years, she competed at her first major international competition, the

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, where she finished 14th. She won the first of her four Dutch national titles in 1955. She finished 13th at the

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, Italy. In 1958, Haanappel became the first Dutch figure skater to win a continental medal, finishing third behind Austria duo

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and

Hanna Walter Hanna "Hannerl" Walter (born 24 November 1939) is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 1959 European champion and World silver medalist. She represented Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cort ...

at the 1958 European Championships in

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, Czechoslovakia. The following season, she was surpassed by

Sjoukje Dijkstra Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (, born 28 January 1942) is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time Europe ...

at the Dutch Championships. She took bronze at the 1959 European Championships in

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, Switzerland, joining Walter and Dijkstra on the podium. 1959–1960 was Haanappel's final competitive season. She won gold at the

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and finished second again to Dijkstra at the Dutch Championships. She won her third consecutive bronze medal at the 1960 European Championships in

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, West Germany, and then placed 5th at the

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. After the 1960 World Championships, Haanappel retired from amateur competition and turned professional, performing with the Vienna Ice Revue before joining

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Later career

In 1976, Haanappel began a 30-year television career as a presenter and sports commentator. She has worked for Studio Sport, Eurosport, the sports division at

(Germany), and as a freelancer. In 2005, Haanappel was appointed to the figure skating committee of the Royal Netherlands Skating Federation (KNSB). In 2006, she became the first figure skater to be elected a member of the KNSB Council. She left the KNSB Council in 2008. Haanappel founded Stichting Kunstrijden Nederland, SKN, (Netherlands Figure Skating Foundation) ww.sknfonds.nl a non-profit organisation supporting talented young Dutch figure skaters. On 12 November 2008 she was appointed Knight in the Royal Order of Oranje-Nassau.

Results

External links

Haanappel's comments on the 1994 Europeans
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