Durkje Huitema

Durkje Huitema (8 July 191811 May 2010) was a Dutch female kortebaan speed skater.

Biography Huitema was born in Wommels, the daughter of Johannes Huitema and IJbeltje Jellema. She had three sisters and a brother.

Huitema was trained to skate by her father. To stay fit in the summer, she swam at the “Bolswarder zweminrichting” and performed gymnastics during the winter.

In the winter of 1940-41 she won a total of 100 Guilder in prize money. Among others she won the third prize in Sneek, beaten by Ilkje Nienhuis and Sytske Pasveer in January 1941.

Huitema was married on 14 May 1946 to Sjoerd Bouke Buwalde and moved to Bolsward. She emigrated to Australia, where she arrived on 17 August 1950 in Fremantle. In 1961 she lived in Newborough, Australia. Huitema died on 11 May 2020, aged 91. 2nd consolation prize (f 15) - January 1941 in Oudkerk