Egbert van 't Oever

Egbert van 't Oever (15 July 1927 5 October 2001) was a Dutch speed skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1]

Egbert van 't Oever
Egbert van 't Oever in 1981
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1927-07-15)15 July 1927
Lisse, Netherlands
Died5 October 2001(2001-10-05) (aged 74)
Lisse, Netherlands
Sport
SportSpeed skating

Biography

Van 't Oever coached Yvonne van Gennip[2] at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary where she won three gold medals.[3] He was later coach of Marianne Timmer.[4] Until his death, he remained active in skating as a coach.[2]

At the end of the speed skating season, the Egbert van 't Oever Encouragement Prize is awarded to the most promising Dutch junior speed skater.

Egbert van 't Oever died at the age of 74 from the consequences of colon cancer. [2]

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 45.00 22 January 1956 Misurina
1000 meter 1:31.70 22 January 1956 Misurina
1500 meter 2:22.70 15 January 1955 Oslo
3000 meter 4:56.60 22 January 1956 Misurina
5000 meter 8:39.10 15 January 1955 Oslo
10000 meter 17:37.70 26 January 1956 Misurina
Big combination 198.807 15–16 January 1955 Oslo
Small combination 199.979 12-13 February 1955 Turku

Van 't Oever has a score of 197.362 points in the Adelskalendern

source:[5]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egbert van 't Oever Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Altijd op de hoogte, nooit een conflict". Trouw. 6 October 2001.
  3. "De drieklapper van Yvonne". nos.nl.
  4. "Timmer akkoord met Frisia". Trouw. 17 April 2000.
  5. "Egbert van 't Oever (NED) - Competition results, statistics and records | Skaters | SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info.
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