Tine de Vries
Tine van der Weide-de Vries (Kortezwaag, 12 February 1931 – Oldeberkoop, 1 July 2014) was a Dutch kortebaan speed skater. Her main achievement was winning the 1955 Dutch national kortebaan championships.[1]
 Tine de Vries in 1950 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 February 1931 Kortezwaag, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 July 2014 (aged 83) Oldeberkoop, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Speed skating (kortebaanschaatsen) |
Biography
At the age of 15 she became girls’ champion in Aldeboarn on 6 February 1947. On 29 January 1954 she became Frisian champion in Huizum.[2][3] A year later she became Dutch national kortebaan champion in Leeuwarden on 26 February 1955.[4]
Next to speed skating she did athletics and played korfball. For these sports she was a member of ODK in Kortezwaag and at Lintjo in Oldeberkoop.[5] She was the co-founder of both clubs.
References
- Prov. kampioenschappen op de schaats, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 30 January 1954 p. 15
- Vellinga, J. Hommage aan de vrouwen van de kortebaan Friesch Dagblad, 19 October 2010
- NK Kortebaan Vrouwen senioren Schaatsen.nl
- Oud-schaatskampioene Tine de Vries overleden in Oldeberkoop De Woudklank, 4 July 2014
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