Saakje de Jong

Saakje de Jong (born 20 January 1929) was a Dutch kortebaan and long track speed skater and athlete from Heerenveen, who was active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Saakje de Jong
De Jong in 1950
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1929-01-20)20 January 1929[1]
Sport
SportSpeed skating

Speed skating

She won in February 1956 the first competitions at the new speed skating track of Lemmer, beating in the semi-final the champion of Overijssel Fenny Groen.[2][3] In the same month she also became Frisian long track champion.[4]

She was multiple times beaten by among others Tine de Vries[5][6] and Annie van der Meer.[7]

Athletics

She was member of AV ‘55 (Heerenveen). She became 1956 Frisian pentathlon champion.[8][9]

References
  1. https://www.openarch.nl/frl:38092373-ebc7-920e-4ca4-82265ed24f3e/nl
  2. "Gevonden in Delpher – Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden". www.delpher.nl.
  3. "Gevonden in Delpher – Overijsselsch dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
  4. "Gevonden in Delpher – Overijsselsch dagblad". www.delpher.nl.
  5. "Gevonden in Delpher – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland". www.delpher.nl.
  6. "Gevonden in Delpher – Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden". www.delpher.nl.
  7. "Gevonden in Delpher – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland". www.delpher.nl.
  8. "Gevonden in Delpher – Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden". www.delpher.nl.
  9. "Gevonden in Delpher – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland". www.delpher.nl.
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