Kees Broekman

Cornelis "Kees" Broekman (2 July 1927 – 8 November 1992) was a Dutch speed skater.

Kees Broekman

Kees Broekman in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1927-07-02)2 July 1927 De Lier, Netherlands
Died	8 November 1992(1992-11-08) (aged 65) Berlin, Germany
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Retired	1960
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 44.2 (1956) 1000 m: 1:31.6 (1954) 1500 m: 2:13.1 (1956) 3000 m: 4:41.6 (1953) 5000 m: 8:00.2 (1956) 10 000 m: 16:33.5 (1956)
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1952 Oslo 5000 m 1952 Oslo 10000 m World Championships 1949 Oslo Allround European Championships 1953 Hamar Allround 1952 Õstersund Allround

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.[1]

In the 1950s Broekman moved to Norway, where he competed until the 1960 Summer Olympics. After the Games he retired to become a speed skating coach, bringing Atje Keulen-Deelstra and Göran Claeson to world titles. He later coached speed skating in Berlin, where he died at age 65.[1]

He was an uncle of the Olympic speed skater Stien Kaiser.[1]