Lieuwe de Boer (born 26 June 1951) is a former ice speed skater from the

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, who represented his native country at the

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in Lake Placid,

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. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres.

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1951 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands People from Opsterland Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Friesland {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub