Jan Langedijk (27 July 1910 – 3 December 1981) 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 at the

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

and

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

. In 1936 he finished 24th in the 500 m, 14th in the

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometer ...

, fourth in the

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and sixth in the 10,000 m event. Twelve years later he placed 29th in the 500 m, 13th in the

, fifth in the

and sixth in the 10,000 m events. Domestically he won the Dutch allround titles in 1940 and 1947.

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Speed skating 1936+1948
1910 births 1981 deaths People from Langedijk Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub