Tjitske Hartoog-Minkema

Born in IJlst, she moved in the late 1940s to Sint Annaparochie. Minkema married with Arjaan Hartoog from Santpoort on 14 November 1952 in Sint Anna Parochie.[2] They were honored when leaving the town hall by a group of S.S.S. athletes and speed skaters. Hartoog-Minkema emigrated to Phoenix, Arizona, United States.[3] In May 1990 she died, aged 63.

She won many competitions and even more prizes between 1947 and 1953.[4][5][6][7] Minkema was among the fastest Frisian speed skaters.[8] She won of her first competitions in 1947 in Dronrijp in the 17-20 years age group.[9] Later she won at elite level among others in Hijum in 1950.[10] Minkema appeared in an advertisement of “Super PB” skates.[11] Minkema started with athletics in 1949.[12] She won also prizes with athletics. She was also athletics trainer, like her husband Arjaan Hartoog, at S.S.S..[13] One of the last races she won was in 1953 in Lemmer (B-division).[14] She continued with athletics (including shot put, discus throw and race walk) after she emigrated to the United States.[15][16][17] She competed in race walking, discus throwing in her age group when she was 62 years old until 1989, a year before her death.[18][19]