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Kees Broekman

1927 - 1992

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Cornelis "Kees" Broekman (2 July 1927 – 8 November 1992) was a Dutch speed skater. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Broekman was silver medalist on both the 5000 meter and the 10000 meter, the first ever Winter Olympic medals for the Netherlands. He won a silver medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men 1949, and became European champion 1953. In the 1950s Broekman moved to Norway, where he competed until the 1960 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kees Broekman is the 123rd most popular skater, the 916th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 933rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Kees Broekman ranks 123 out of 483. Before him are Johnny Höglin, Alv Gjestvang, Gundi Busch, Terry McDermott, Midori Ito, and Ludwig Wrede. After him are Ans Schut, Toller Cranston, Beatrix Loughran, Eteri Tutberidze, Valentina Stenina, and Kira Ivanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Kees Broekman ranks 408. Before him are Howard Zieff, Walter Giller, Vladimir Motyl, Edie Adams, John Kander, and Juan José Pizzuti. After him are Edward Kienholz, Egon Günther, Alvin Sargent, Chris Connor, Tamara Nosova, and Leslie Orgel. Among people deceased in 1992, Kees Broekman ranks 246. Before him are Russinho, Leo Halle, Nguyễn Thị Định, Sterling Holloway, Peter Hirt, and Art Babbitt. After him are Tamara Lazakovich, Yutaka Ozaki, Sabiha Bengütaş, Fedor Samokhin, Josephine McKim, and Robert Marshak.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Kees Broekman ranks 916 out of 1,646. Before him are Johanna ter Steege (1961), Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Hermanus Brockmann (1871), Tijjani Reijnders (1998), Sofyan Amrabat (1996), and Johan van der Velde (1956). After him are Ans Schut (1944), Chris Berger (1911), Adrie Koster (1954), Frits Kuipers (1899), Dido Havenaar (1957), and Xavi Simons (2003).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Kees Broekman ranks 6. Before him are Sjoukje Dijkstra (1942), Ard Schenk (1944), Stien Kaiser (1938), Wim van der Voort (1923), and Kees Verkerk (1942). After him are Ans Schut (1944), Carry Geijssen (1947), Annie Borckink (1951), Petra Burka (1946), Ireen Wüst (1986), and Sven Kramer (1986).

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