Henk van der Grift
Henk van der Grift 
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.jpg) Henk van der Grift (1962) |
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| Full name | Hendrik van der Grift | |||||||||||||||
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 Netherlands
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| birthday | December 25, 1935 | |||||||||||||||
| place of birth |
Breukelen , Netherlands
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| discipline | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||
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Hendrik "Henk" van der Grift (born December 25, 1935 in Breukelen ) is a former Dutch speed skater .
Van der Grift was all-around world champion in Gothenburg in 1961 . It was the first title for a Dutchman in over 55 years. In 1962 in Moscow he won his second medal at world championships with silver.
At the European Championships in 1961 he won the silver medal.
Van der Grift was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy in 1961.
Web links
- Henk van der Grift in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Statistics at SpeedSkatingStats
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Grift, Henk van der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grift, Hendrik van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch speed skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Breukelen , Netherlands |