Roelof Koops (19 July 1909 – 7 June 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. ...
who competed in the
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...
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He was born in
Zuidlaren
Zuidlaren (Noordenvelds: ''Zuudlaoren'') is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug.
The village is part ...
and died in
Veendam
Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck.
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In 1936 he finished 13th in the
5000 metres event, 17th in the
10000 metres competition, and 30th in the
1500 metres event.
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Speed skating 1936
1909 births
2008 deaths
People from Tynaarlo
Dutch male speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands
Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
People from Zuidlaren
Sportspeople from Drenthe
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