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Sport
  
Speed skating

Weight
  
82 kg

Height
  
1.85 m

Name
  
Christine Aaftink

Club
  
IJsclub Baambrugge


Christine Aaftink

Born
  
25 August 1966 (age 57) (
1966-08-25
)
Abcoude, Netherlands

Christine Jacoba Aaftink (born 25 August 1966) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands. She specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, in which she competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Her best achievements were fifth and fourth place in 1992 in 500 m and 1000 m, respectively. In 1994 she was the Olympic flag bearers for the Netherlands. She won two bronze medals at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1990 and 1991.

Christine Aaftink World Championships Sprint Inzell 1991 interview Christine Aaftink

Nationally, she won at least one sprint title every year between 1987 and 1996. She won all three (500 m, 1000 m and allround sprint) in 1990 and 1992–1994.

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Personal bests:

  • 500 m – 39.88 (1996)
  • 1000 m – 1:20.21 (1996)
  • 1500 m – 2:11.57 (1994)
  • 3000 m – 5:04.33 (1987)

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