Martha Wieringa

Martha de Vries-Wieringa (Easterlittens, 10 June 1935 – Harlingen, 3 August 2008) was a kortebaan speed skater from Baard.[1]

Martha Wieringa
Wieringa in Beersterzwaag in 1961
Personal information
Born(1935-06-10)10 June 1935
Easterlittens, Netherlands
Died3 August 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 73)
Harlingen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating (kortebaanschaatsen)

Wieringa started with speed skating when she was two years old. Her achievements started in the winter of 1950–51 becoming Frisian champion in the girls’ under-16 category. Her main victories were winning the Dutch National Kortebaan Speed Skating Championships twice, in 1954 and 1956. Also she won twice the Frisian championships.[2] During the winter of 1956 she won a total of 24 competitions.[3] She won twice the 'Gouden Bal' in Leeuwarden.[4]

Het father was speed skater and trainer Henk Gemser, who also trained her.[5]

She married with Auke de Vries in 1958.[6]

References
  1. "Martha Wieringa ferstoarn". Omrop Fryslân (in Western Frisian). 4 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. 'Podium NK Kortebaan Vrouwen/meisjes', Schaatsen.nl
  3. Newspaper
  4. 'Hardrijderij 'Gouden Bal' kent lange traditie', Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden l
  5. Jurryt van de Vooren, 'Hel van '63 geript van Mannen van '63', Sportgeschiedenis
  6. 'Schaatsen, Nationale kampioene getrouwd', Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, Groningen, 24 October 1958
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