Jeen van den Berg

Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954. He competed in the race a record seven times, with his first race being in 1947 and his final one in 1997.[1]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Berg, not Berg.
Jeen van den Berg
Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954
Personal information
Born(1928-01-08)8 January 1928
De Veenhoop, Netherlands
Died8 October 2014(2014-10-08) (aged 86)
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Dutch Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 Natural ice

On 3 February 1954, van den Berg finished the race in a record 7 hours and 35 minutes, a record finally bettered by Evert van Benthem 31 years later.[2] He came third in the infamous 1963 race.[3]

In 1973 he became the first Dutch marathon skate champion.

Olympic Games

As a long-track speed skater, Van den Berg took part at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics.[4] In 1956 he finished 24th at the 5000 meters and in 1960 he ended 19th at the 5000 and 22nd at the 1500 meters.[3]

Personal records
Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 meter 44.8 24 January 1959 Oslo
1000 meter 1:43.5 20 February 1954 Appingedam
1500 meter 2:16.5 31 January 1960 Davos
3000 meter 4:48.4 14 January 1959 Hamar
5000 meter 8:08.5 16 February 1960 Squaw Valley
10000 meter 17:04.4 17 February 1960 Davos

Source:[5]

Tournament overview

Season		 Dutch
Championships
Allround		 European
Championships
Allround		 Olympic
Games		 World
Championships
Allround		 Elfstedentocht
Eleven
City
Tour		 Loosdrecht
Tour		 Spannenburg
Tour

1950–51
ZUTPHEN
21st 500m
6th 5000m
DNS 1500m
DNS 10000m
NC overall

1953–54
ZWOLLE
13th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
7th 1500m
6th 10000m
6th overall
FRIESLAND
1st place, gold medalist(s) ca.200km

1954–55
HEERENVEEN
11th 500m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000m
23rd 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
5th overall

1955–56
KRALINGEN
8th 500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000m
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
2nd place, silver medalist(s) overall
CORTINA
d'AMPEZZO
24th 5000m
FRIESLAND
6th ca.200km

1956–57
ÖSTERSUND
27th 500m
11th 5000m
23rd 1500m
9th 10000m
16th overall

1957–58
ESKILSTUNA
27th 500m
16th 5000m
24th 1500m
7th 10000m
16th overall
HELSINKI
38th 500m
7th 5000m
21st 1500m
14th 10000m
16th overall

1958–59
GOTHENBURG
36th 500m
7th 5000m
25th 1500m
11th 10000m
16th overall
OSLO
35th 500m
9th 5000m
35th 1500m
14th 10000m
15th overall

1959–60
OSLO
24th 500m
13th 5000m
16th 1500m
13th 10000m
13th overall
SQUAW VALLEY
19th 5000m
22nd 10000m
DAVOS
32nd 500m
10th 5000m
20th 1500m
4th 10000m
13th overall

1961–62
AMSTERDAM
25th 500m
15th 5000m
11th 1500m
11th 10000m
11th overall
SPANNENBURG
1st place, gold medalist(s) ca.60km

1962–63
GRONINGEN
17th 500m
8th 5000m
11th 1500m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10000m
6th overall
FRIESLAND
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) ca.200km

1963–64
LOOSDRECHT
1st place, gold medalist(s) ca.120km
DNS = Did not start
NC = No classification

source: [6] [7] [8] [9]

Personal life and death

Married to Atty, van den Berg was a teacher by profession. In 2014 he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died in a nursing home on 8 October 2014 at the age of 86.[10]

References
  1. Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
  2. Jeen van den Berg: een zege voor een fles jenever en eeuwige roem - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
  3. Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg is woensdag op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden - Schaatsen (in Dutch)
  4. Jeen van den Berg overleden - Leeuwarder Couranr (in Dutch)
  5. "Skater Profile | Jeen van den Berg | Men | Netherlands".
  6. "Jeen van den Berg". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. "Jeen van den Berg". speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. "Jeen van den Berg". ISU.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. "Jeen van den Berg". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden - NOS (in Dutch)
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