Menno Boelsma (8 January 1961 – 10 September 2022) was a Dutch speed skater. He competed at the

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in the 500 m and 1000 m events and finished in 16th and 24th place, respectively. Boelsma achieved his best results in the 500 m, winning a national title in 1986 and a silver medal at the World Cup in

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in 1990. Personal bests: *500 m – 37.40 (1988) *1000 m – 1:15.33 (1988) *1500 m – 1:59.41 (1988) *5000 m – 7:47.2 (1984) Boelsma died of cancer on 10 September 2022, at the age of 61.

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1961 births 2022 deaths Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Dutch male speed skaters Dutch male short-track speed skaters People from Monster Speed skaters from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub