Elisabeth Margot "Ellie" van den Brom (born 18 June 1949) is a retired speed skater from the

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who competed at the 1968 and

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro ...

. In 1968 she was placed fifth in the 500 m, whereas in 1972 she finished in tenth, seventh and fourth place in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events. In 1969 she set a new world record on the 1000 m and five national records on 500 m and 1000 m.

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