Jeen van den Berg
![]() Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1928-01-08)8 January 1928 De Veenhoop, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 October 2014(2014-10-08) (aged 86) Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954. He competed in the race a record seven times, with his first race being in 1947 and his final one in 1997.[1]
On 3 February 1954, van den Berg finished the race in a record 7 hours and 35 minutes, a record finally bettered by Evert van Benthem 31 years later.[2] He came third in the infamous 1963 race.[3]
In 1973 he became the first Dutch marathon skate champion.
Olympic Games
As a long-track speed skater, Van den Berg took part at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics.[4] In 1956 he finished 24th at the 5000 meters and in 1960 he ended 19th at the 5000 and 22nd at the 1500 meters.[3]
Personal records
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Men's Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 meter | 44.8 | 24 January 1959 | Oslo | |
1000 meter | 1:43.5 | 20 February 1954 | Appingedam | |
1500 meter | 2:16.5 | 31 January 1960 | Davos | |
3000 meter | 4:48.4 | 14 January 1959 | Hamar | |
5000 meter | 8:08.5 | 16 February 1960 | Squaw Valley | |
10000 meter | 17:04.4 | 17 February 1960 | Davos |
Source:[5]
Tournament overview
Season | Dutch Championships Allround | European Championships Allround | Olympic Games | World Championships Allround | Elfstedentocht Eleven City Tour | Loosdrecht Tour | Spannenburg Tour |
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1950–51 | ZUTPHEN 21st 500m 6th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall | ||||||
1953–54 | ZWOLLE 13th 500m ![]() 7th 1500m 6th 10000m 6th overall | FRIESLAND ![]() | |||||
1954–55 | HEERENVEEN 11th 500m ![]() 23rd 1500m ![]() 5th overall | ||||||
1955–56 | KRALINGEN 8th 500m ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | CORTINA d'AMPEZZO 24th 5000m | FRIESLAND 6th ca.200km | ||||
1956–57 | ÖSTERSUND 27th 500m 11th 5000m 23rd 1500m 9th 10000m 16th overall | ||||||
1957–58 | ESKILSTUNA 27th 500m 16th 5000m 24th 1500m 7th 10000m 16th overall | HELSINKI 38th 500m 7th 5000m 21st 1500m 14th 10000m 16th overall | |||||
1958–59 | GOTHENBURG 36th 500m 7th 5000m 25th 1500m 11th 10000m 16th overall | OSLO 35th 500m 9th 5000m 35th 1500m 14th 10000m 15th overall | |||||
1959–60 | OSLO 24th 500m 13th 5000m 16th 1500m 13th 10000m 13th overall | SQUAW VALLEY 19th 5000m 22nd 10000m | DAVOS 32nd 500m 10th 5000m 20th 1500m 4th 10000m 13th overall | ||||
1961–62 | AMSTERDAM 25th 500m 15th 5000m 11th 1500m 11th 10000m 11th overall | SPANNENBURG ![]() | |||||
1962–63 | GRONINGEN 17th 500m 8th 5000m 11th 1500m ![]() 6th overall | FRIESLAND ![]() | |||||
1963–64 | LOOSDRECHT ![]() |
- DNS = Did not start
- NC = No classification
source: [6] [7] [8] [9]
Personal life and death
Married to Atty, van den Berg was a teacher by profession. In 2014 he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died in a nursing home on 8 October 2014 at the age of 86.[10]
References
- ^ Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ Jeen van den Berg: een zege voor een fles jenever en eeuwige roem - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ a b Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg is woensdag op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden - Schaatsen (in Dutch)
- ^ Jeen van den Berg overleden - Leeuwarder Couranr (in Dutch)
- ^ "Skater Profile | Jeen van den Berg | Men | Netherlands".
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeen van den Berg". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - NOS (in Dutch)
External links
- Jeen van den Berg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jeen van den Berg at Olympics.com
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Year | Date | Temperature | Winner (*) | Time | Distance | Average speed | |
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1909 | 2 January | n/a | Minne Hoekstra [nl] | 13:50 | 189 km | 13.7 km/h | |
1912 | 7 February | 3.8°C | Coen de Koning | 11:40 | 189 km | 16.2 km/h | |
1917 | 27 January | -1.8°C | Coen de Koning | 9:53 | 189 km | 19.1 km/h | |
1929 | 12 February | -10.1°C | Karst Leemburg [nl] | 11:09 | 191 km | 17.1 km/h | |
1933 | 16 December | -2.0°C |
| 9:53 | 195 km | 19.7 km/h | |
1940 | 30 January | -6.1°C |
| 11:34 | 198.5 km | 17.3 km/h | |
1941 | 7 February | 0.0°C | Auke Adema | 9:19 | 198.5 km | 21.3 km/h | |
1942 | 22 January | -11.7°C | Sietze de Groot [nl] | 8:44 | 198 km | 22.7 km/h | |
1947 | 8 February | -8.5°C | Jan W. van der Hoorn [nl] | 10:51 | 191 km | 17.6 km/h | |
1954 | 3 February | -5.4°C | Jeen van den Berg | 7:35 | 198.5 km | 26.2 km/h | |
1956 | 14 February | -4.9°C | no winner declared (**) | — | 190.5 km | — | |
1963 | 18 January | -7.7°C | Reinier Paping | 10:59 | 196.5 km | 17.9 km/h | |
Winner men | Winner women (*) | ||||||
1985 | 21 February | 0.3°C | Evert van Benthem | Lenie van der Hoorn [nl] | 6:47 | 196.8 km | 29.0 km/h |
1986 | 26 February | -6.9°C | Evert van Benthem | Tineke Dijkshoorn [nl] | 6:55 | 199.3 km | 28.8 km/h |
1997 | 4 January | -3.6°C | Henk Angenent | Klasina Seinstra [nl] | 6:49 | 199.6 km | 29.3 km/h |
* Women were first allowed to take part in the tour proper in 1985; before then they had to skate with the amateurs and no award was given. ** After shared wins in 1933 and 1940, when the front-runners decided not to compete but join hands to cross the line together, this practice was forbidden by the organisation. Jan van der Hoorn, Aad de Koning, Jeen Nauta, Maus Wijnhout and Anton Verhoeven however ignored this rule when they crossed the finish line in unison. They were not disqualified, but no winner was declared.
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- Leeuwarden (start)
- Sneek
- IJlst
- Sloten
- Stavoren
- Hindeloopen
- Workum
- Bolsward
- Harlingen
- Franeker
- Dokkum
- Leeuwarden (finish)
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