Truus Dijkstra

Geertruida Catharina "Truus" de Koning-Dijkstra (born 24 February 1951 in Buitenpost) is a Dutch former long track speed skater, specialized in sprinting. She was active from 1969 to 1976.[1]

Truus Dijkstra
Personal information
Full nameGeertruida Catharina de Koning-Dijkstra
Born (1951-02-24) February 24, 1951
Buitenpost, the Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Retired1976

De Koning-Dijkstra represented her nation at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1974, finishing 12th overall and also at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1974, finishing 12th overall.[2][3][4] She also competed at the European Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1974, finishing 6th overall.

In 1971, 1972 and 1973 she became Dutch National Kortebaan Speed Skating Champion.[5] Between 1969 and 1976 she competed seven times at the Dutch Allround Championships, finishing 4th in 1974.[4]

Records

Personal records
Personal records
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m45,028.01.1970Inzell
1000 m1.30,603.02.1974Medeo
1500 m2.19,402.02.1974Medeo
3000 m5.05,203.02.1974Medeo

[6]

Personal

Truus was born in Buitenpost. Several people in her family are speed skaters. When she was 22 years old, she married Jacques de Koning from Purmerend. Their son Jacques de Koning is a former speed skating sprinter.[7]

Jacobus de Koning
1850 - 1936		Catharina Maria Elisabeth Turkenburg
1858 - 1929
Coenradus Cornelis Josephus de Koning
1879 - 1954		Petronella Boot
1858 - 1930		Jacobus Petrus de Koning
1885 - 1962		Maria van Schaik
1882 - 1929
Jacobus Petrus Coenradus de Koning
1907		Jacobus de Koning
1921		onbekendAdrianus Jacobus Petrus de Koning
1928 - 2010		Paulien
Jacques de Koning
1950		Geertruida Catharina Dijkstra
1951
Jacques de Koning
1981		Esther

References
  1. "SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant | 25 februari 1974 | pagina 9". Krantenbank Zeeland.
  3. "de Vrije Zeeuw | 23 februari 1974 | pagina 27". Krantenbank Zeeland.
  4. "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. Schaatshistorie
  6. "Skaters: Truus de Koning-Dijkstra". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. De Volkskrant, 22 February 2003


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