Geesje Woudstra

Geesje Mink-Woudstra first name also written as Geeske (24 April 1911 in Doniaga - 1971) was a Dutch kortebaanschaatsen speed skater.[1]

Geesje Woudstra
Woudstra after her victory in Follega in 1929
Personal information
Full nameGeesje Mink-Woudstra
Born(1911-04-24)April 24, 1911
Doniaga
Died1971 (1972)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating

Woudstra won her first prize money (30 gulden) at a speed skating competition on 3 January 1928 in Scharsterbrug.[2] She won many skating competitions in January, February and March of the year 1929, winning prices in 28 competitions in Friesland, Groningen, Overijssel (Kampen) and North Holland (Enkhuizen). Those months she won 2000 gulden in money, jewelry and other prizes. For her achievements she received a huldeblijk signed by 48 inhabitants.[3] She continued with skating. In 1933 she won the second prize at the national speed skating competition in Kampen.[4] In 1941 she won the Alvemarretocht over 100 km, but the prize was not awarded due to a false start.

Many prices, pictures and other items of Woudstra are kept in the Fries Scheepvaart Museum. It also shows that she featured with a January cartoon on a calendar depicting 1929.[5]

References
  3. "Huldeblijk, door de inwoners van Doniaga aangeboden aan schaatster Geesje Woudstra". friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl.
  4. "Hardrijderijlijst van een Nationale schaatswedstrijd te Kampen in 1933". friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl.
  5. "Fotokopie van drie prentjes betreffende de winter van 1929, c.q. Geesje Woudstra". friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl.
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