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Sportraad Amsterdam
The Sports Council Amsterdam (Dutch: Sportraad Amsterdam) is an independent advisory body created by the city council in 1952. Its 1952 report "''De Amsterdamse Sportbevolking''" is reportedly the first sociological research report on sports in the Netherlands. Its reports are influential and its medal of honour is prestigious. Sport Council Members The Council has up to 18 members, elected by the municipal council of Amsterdam. Notable (former) members of the Council include: * Frits Barend * Marloes Coenen * Uri Coronel * Jessica Gal * Kirsten van der Kolk Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk (born 18 December 1975, in Haarlem) is a rower from the Netherlands.Humberto Tan * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Amsterdam
The Government of Amsterdam consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns. The city of Amsterdam is also part of several functional forms of regional government. These include the Waterschap (''water board'') of Amstel, Gooi en Vecht, which is responsible for water management, and the ''Stadsregio'' (City Region) of Amsterdam, which has responsibilities in the areas of spatial planning and public transport. The municipality of Amsterdam borders the municipalities of Diemen, Abcoude, Ouder-Amstel and Amstelveen in the south, Haarlemmermeer and Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude in the west, and Zaanstad, Oostzaan, Landsmeer and Waterland in the north. Municipal government The city of Amsterdam is a municipality under the Dutch Municipalities Act. It is governed by a munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Barend
Frits Barend (born 17 February 1947) is a Dutch journalist, radio presenter and television presenter. He is known for presenting the late night television talk show ''Barend & Van Dorp'' with Henk van Dorp. Barend became nationally known for his talk show Barend & Van Dorp, which he co-hosted with Henk van Dorp.Eva Jinek is Omroepvrouw van het Jaar 2017 Mediacourant, 8 januari 2018 In 2007, he was one of the co-founders of the television channel '' Het Gesprek
Het Gesprek ( Dutch for "The Conversation") was a Dutch television channel, started on 2 October 2007. The channel offered interviews and debates, broadcast in the eveni ...
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Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. She competed professionally from 2000 to 2017 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Early life Coenen's brothers and grandfather were both involved in martial arts, with the latter having trained in jiu-jitsu, and this aided Coenen with her own transition into the sport. She began training with Pierre Drachman and Martijn de Jong at Shooto Holland while only 14, who recalls that, "I really had respect for that, because it didn't matter if it rained or snowed. She still kept on coming." She started martial arts training because she had to bicycle alone through a lonely part of the forest to and from school, and she had heard rumors that there were "dirty men in the forest" who preyed on girls. Along with her competitive career, Coenen is planning to study Communications Sciences in Amsterdam with a goal of future employment in that sector. She was appointed to the municipal adviso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uri Coronel
Maurice Uriel "Uri" Coronel (24 December 1946 – 18 July 2016) was a Dutch sports director and chairman of Ajax Amsterdam, a position he held at the club from April 2008 to 25 July 2011. He was born in Amsterdam. Career Uri Coronel was a board member for the Dutch association football club AFC Ajax from 1989 until 1997. He was the driving force behind the relocation of the club from its former home of De Meer Stadion to the now current home at the Amsterdam ArenA. In 2007, he was the head of the committee which investigated the functionality of the club. Chairman John Jakke and Managing director Maarten Fontein were scrutinized following the investigation, leading to their immediate resignation. Uri subsequently became the new Chairman of Ajax following the dismissal. The function of Chairman of the club became an unpaid position. With the arrival of Uri Coronel, Ajax would once again have a Jewish Chairman. As a Chairman however, Mr. Coronel came under harsh criticism, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Gal
Jessica Gal (born 6 July 1971) is a Dutch former judoka. She competed at the 1992, 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Dutch female judoka Olympic judoka for the Netherlands Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Van Der Kolk
Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk (born 18 December 1975, in Haarlem) is a rower from the Netherlands.Athlete biography: Kirsten van der Kolk beijing2008.cn, retrieved: 6 August 2008 Together with she participated at the in where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later, they took part in |
Humberto Tan
Humberto Tan-A-Kiam (born 26 October 1965), better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent. Career After obtaining his vwo-diploma Tan studied law at the University of Amsterdam, where he obtained his law degree. He made his television debut on Sonja Barend's talk show as a member of ''De tafel van 7'' (English: "The table of 7"). In 1991 the AVRO hired Tan as editor for the television program ''Forza TV'', which he quickly after started presenting together with Jessica Broekhuis. Two years later he moved to Studio Sport and presented the '' NOS Journal'' for some time. In 1999 and 2020 Tan was chosen as best dressed Dutchman by ''Esquire'', In 2005 Tan moved to the new television channel Talpa, where he was a sports expert at NSE and presenter of ''Café de Sport''. On 12 July 2007 it was announced that Tan would be transferred to RTL Nederland, where he presented Sunday-night premier league so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cees Vervoorn
Cornelis "Cees" Vervoorn (born 11 April 1960) is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics in seven events; in 1980, he finished fourth, sixth and seventh in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly and 4 × 100 m medley relay, respectively. In the 100 m butterfly final, he clocked 55.25, missing the bronze medal by 0.12 s. In the semifinal he swam 55.02, qualifying first for the final. He won a national title in the 100 m freestyle in 1978 and between 1977 and 1984 set more than 30 national records in various butterfly and freestyle events. Biography Vervoorn was born in the Hague, where he completed his secondary education. After spending a year at the Southern Illinois University in the United States, he entered the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (1980–1987). He then worked as a swimming coach and lector in Shanghai, China. In 1992 he defended a PhD on the "Neuro-endocrine aspects of exercise and training" at the Utrecht University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolien Gehrels
Carolien is a Dutch and Swedish feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Carolus, and a diminutive form of Carolina and Caroline. Given names *Carolien Salomons (born 1974), Dutch cricketer * Carolien van Kilsdonk (born 1963), Dutch snowboarder See also *Caroline (name) Caroline is a female given name, derived from the male name Karl (Charles). Common nicknames and variations include Caz, Callie, Carole, Carol, Carolyn, Carly and Carrie. People with the name Empresses consort * Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1 ... Notes {{given name Dutch feminine given names Swedish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flevopark
Flevopark is a park located in the Indische Buurt, in the eastern portion of the city of Amsterdam, in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. The park contains a playground, tennis courts, the youth centre "Jeugdland", an outdoor swimming pool, large lawns, barbecue areas, a terrace and several trails for running. On the banks of the Nieuwe Diep is a distillery and tasting room. History This park was given concrete form in 1908. The naturalist Jac. P. Thijsse Jacobus Pieter Thijsse (25 July 1865 – 8 January 1945) was a Dutch conservationist and botanist. He founded the Society for Preservation of Nature Monuments in the Netherlands. In 1925, on the occasion of his 60th birthday he was honored ... envisioned a park between the Jewish Cemetery and the Nieuwe Diep. The expropriation procedure began in 1914, and from 1921 there was money available to obtain the land suitable for building the park. In 1928, the construction of the park began. The park officially o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Amsterdam
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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