Janna van der Meulen
Janna de Boer-van der Meulen (16 April 1907 – 8 December 1981) was a Dutch kortebaanschaatsen speed skater.[1]
 Van der Meulen (left) during a competition in Warga (1924) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Janna de Boer-van der Meulen |
| Born | 16 April 1907 Warga, Netherlands |
| Died | 8 December 1981 (aged 74) Grouw, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Van der Meulen was born in Warga. When she was nine years old, she won her first girls' race in Warga.[2] A few years later she won a silver bracelet, and she moved to Grouw.[2] Van der Meulen had her best results between 1924 and 1933.[2][3][4][5][6] She was called the "winter queen of 1924".[7] She was for five years (one of) the best Frisian skater.[8][2]
As of 1939, she was farmer at the "it Heecchiem" in Goëngahuizen. She was married and had 2 children, both boys.[2]
After being serious ill, Van der Meulen died in Grouw on 8 December 1981, aged 74.[9]
References
- "Het hardrijden in Friesland". 9 February 1939 – via KBDK.
- "UITSLAG HARDRIJDERIJEN. VROUWEN. Hardrijderij van vrouwen te Grouw Van 13 rijdsters wint Trijntje Hemminga den eersten prijs". 11 December 1933 – via Tresoar.
- Janna van der Meulen. - 23 January 1926
- Janna v. d. Meulen geslagen 2 January 1928
- "De uitslag". 8 February 1929 – via KBDK.
- Huismoeders op de schaats
- "Mardrijderij van Vrouwen te Appingedam. Jo Helder (links) en Janna v. d. Meulen even na de start in vollen strijd". 24 January 1924 – via Groninger archieven 649-1331.
- "Familiebericht". 11 December 1981 – via KBDK.
External links
- Biography in the Leeuwarder Courant
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