Egbert van 't Oever (15 July 1927 – 5 October 2001) was a Dutch

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. He competed at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

and the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

Biography

Van 't Oever coached Yvonne van Gennip at the 1988 Olympic Games in

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where she won three gold medals. He was later coach of

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. Until his death, he remained active in skating as a coach. At the end of the speed skating season, the Egbert van 't Oever Encouragement Prize is awarded to the most promising Dutch junior speed skater. Egbert van 't Oever died at the age of 74 from the consequences of colon cancer.

Personal records

Van 't Oever has a score of 197.362 points in the Adelskalendern source:

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* 1927 births 2001 deaths Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics People from Lisse Speed skaters from South Holland 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub