Trijntje "Trijnie" Rep (later Roozendaal; born 4 December 1950) is a Dutch former

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from who competed for the Netherlands at the

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in the 500 and 1000 m and finished in 20th and 24th place, respectively. The following year she won a silver medal at the

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and a bronze medal at the world allround championships. Personal bests: *500 m – 44.3 (1971) * 1000 m – 1:30.5 (1971) * 1500 m – 2:19.50 (1972) * 3000 m – 4:54.27 (1972) After retiring from skating Rep competed in

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, in particular in the

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. She also ran the slaughterhouse ''Rep en Rozendaal'' in Barneveld, but went bankrupt in 2006 due to the impact of

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1950 births Living people Dutch female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands People from Oostzaan Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub