Adolph "Dolph" Frederik van der Scheer (18 April 1909 – 31 August 1966) was a Dutch

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

. He was born in

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 11th centur ...

. In 1936 he finished ninth in the 1500 metres event, tenth in the 5000 metres competition, 14th in the 500 metres event, and 16th in the 10000 metres competition.

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1909 births 1966 deaths Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics People from Zutphen Speed skaters from Gelderland World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub