Atje Keulen-Deelstra

Atje Keulen-Deelstra (31 December 1938 – 22 February 2013) was a Dutch speed skater, who was a four-time World Allround Champion between the age of 32 and 36.

Biography Atje Deelstra was born as the eldest of four siblings in a farmer's family. As a teenager she did gymnastics, athletics and basketball, but finally chose speed skating. At the age of 16, she already won a junior title of Friesland and several cash prizes in the Netherlands. In 1962, she married Jelle Keulen (23 November 1931 – 28 July 2011), a farmer with whom she had three children born between 1963 and 1966.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, her daughter Boukje Keulen (born 2 December 1963) also was a successful skater. Like her mother, Boukje went from short track through long track ("regular") to marathon speed skating.

Medals An overview of medals won by Keulen-Deelstra at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Winter Olympics 1972 (1,000 m) 1972 (1,500 m) 1972 (3,000 m) World Allround 1970 1972 1973 1974 World Sprint 1973 1974 1970 European Allround 1972 1973 1974 Dutch Allround 1970 1972 1973 1974 1971 Dutch National Kortebaan Speed Skating Championships - 1969, 1976, 1977

World records Over the course of her career, Keulen-Deelstra skated 2 world records: