Henk Schueler (28 May 1922, Barneveld – 27 March 2016,

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) was a Dutch male

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. He represented the Netherlands at the

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in 1953 and 1954. Between 1942 and 1997 he skated the

Elfstedentocht The ''Elfstedentocht'' (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: ''Alvestêdetocht'' , English language, English: ''Eleven cities tour'') is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost long, which is held both as a speed skating com ...

seven times, including the heroic one in 1963. As a senior rider he rode two world records in 2002 at the age of 80 in Davos and became senior world all–round speed skating champion in 2003. He was a fanatic sportsman doing speed skating, cycling and

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right up until his death.

Personal

He had his own

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shop since 1955 in De Heuvel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schueler, Henk 1922 births 2016 deaths Dutch male speed skaters People from Barneveld Speed skaters from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen