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Sport
  
Speed skating

Name
  
Sippie Tigchelaar


Height
  
1.71 m

Weight
  
68 kg

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Born
  
11 July 1952 (age 71) (
1952-07-11
)
Franeker, the Netherlands

Sippie Tigchelaar (born 11 July 1952) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1969 and 1975. She competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 3000 m and finished in fourth place. She had gradually improved her position in the national all-round championships from eighth place in 1972 to third in 1973, second in 1974, and first in 1975.

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Personal bests:

  • 500 m – 45.91 (1975)
  • 1000 m – 1:31.44 (1975)
  • 1500 m – 2:19.5 (1975)
  • 3000 m – 4:41.01 (1975)

    • Since 2007 she is a member of the national skating federation (KNSB); in 2010 she was re-elected for another three years. In 2012, she became a member of the Order of Orange-Nassau. She lives in Wolvega.

    References

    Sippie Tigchelaar Wikipedia
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