Janna van der Weg
Janna Rinske “Janne” van der Weg (6 October 1893 in Ouwsterhaule - 1974 in Leeuwarden) was a Dutch speed skater.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Janna Rinske van der Weg |
| Born | 6 October 1893 Ouwsterhaule, Netherlands |
| Died | 1974 Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
On 27 January 1917, Van der Weg was the first female ever who finished the Elfstedentocht; the most prestigious speed skating race and tour over 200 km on natural ice in the Netherlands.[1] This was during the third edition of the tour. Jikke Gaastra was the first female in 1912 who ever started the tour, but she didn’t finish.[2] Afterwards, Van der Weg received an official ceremony at the municipal theater De Harmonie in Leeuwarden.
In the Amsterdam borough Amsterdam-West was a street named after here in 2016, the “Janna van der Weglaan”.[3]
Van der Weg worked as a house servant (in Dutch: dienstmeisje).
References
- "Janna van der Weg voltooide als eerste vrouw de Elfstedentocht". 6 October 2019.
- "Een vergeten Elfstedenheld: Janna van der Weg - Sport Knowhow XL". sportknowhowxl.nl.
- "Naamgeving openbare ruimte: Vaststellen Janna van der Weglaan in de Laan van Spartaanbuurt (3B, 2016, 138)". ;http://www.regelgeving.amsterdam.nl/verordening_op_de_vastgoedregistratie_amsterdam_2011. External link in
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