Aaltje Terpstra

Aaltje Terpstra (born 1916 or 1917[1]) was a Dutch kortebaan speed skater from Siegerswoude, who was active in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Aaltje Terpstra

Terpstra in 1950
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	1916 or 1917[1] Siegerswoude, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Speed skating

She won her first prizes in the 1940s, among others in December 1948 in Drachten ahead of Dirkje Kiers.[2] Her best winter was the one of 1950–51, in which she won almost all competitions in Drenthe and Groningen.[3][4][5][6][7] [8][9][10][11][12]

She was also a korfball player. She played for VKC and was on the same team as her brother and Coba Hoekstra.[13][14]

Terpstra married baker Albert Heidestra on 27 May 1943 when she was 26 years old.[1]