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Sjoukje Dijkstra
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| Full name | Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Sjoukje Kossmayer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1942 Akkrum, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 2024 (aged 82) Someren, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕʌukjə ˈdɛikstraː]; 28 January 1942 – 2 May 2024) 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 (1962–1964), five-time European champion (1960–1964), and the six-time Dutch national champion (1959–1964).[1] She was the first Dutch athlete to win a Winter Olympics gold medal.[2]
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r1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dutch gold medalist figure skater Sjoukje Dijkstra dies at 82". ESPN. The Associated Press. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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