Sjoukje Dijkstra
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Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra was a Dutch competitive figure skater. She was the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion, five-time Europea
Dijkstra in 1965
1964 World Figure Skating Championships, ladies' singles medalists (left to right: Regine Heitzer, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Petra Burka)
Joan Haanappel
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Joan Haanappel was a Dutch figure skater and sports presenter for NOS, AVRO, ZDF and Eurosport. She was a three-time European bronze medalist and a four-time Dutch national champion.
Sjoukje Dijkstra
…cancer in the kidney and heart failure. During the 1953–54 season, Dijkstra was awarded her first senior national medal, bronze behind Nellie Maas and Joan Haanappel, and was assigned to her first ISU Championship, the 1954 Europeans in Bolzano, where she placed 19th. She finished 12th at the 1956 Winter Olympics…
Haanappel in 1964
Haanappel in 2018