Atje Keulen-Deelstra

Speedskater

Birthday December 31, 1938

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Netherlands

DEATH DATE Feb 22, 2013 (74)

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About

Dutch speed skater who won three Olympic medals at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics. She won a silver and two bronzes.

Before Fame

She won a Junior Championship at the age of 16.

Trivia

She won 16 gold medals over the course of her career.

Family Life

Her daughter Boukje Keulen also had a successful skating career.

Associated With

Her speed skating career ended about 30 years before American speed skater Apollo Anton Ohno excelled in the sport.