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Coen de Koning

De Koning in 1934
Personal information
Born	(1879-03-30)30 March 1879 Edam, the Netherlands
Died	29 July 1954(1954-07-29) (aged 75) Breda, the Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1912 Elfstedentocht 1917 Elfstedentocht
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands World Allround Championships Gold 1905 Groningen Allround European Championships Silver 1904 Davos Allround Bronze 1906 Davos Allround Dutch Allround championships Gold 1903 Groningen Allround Gold 1905 Deventer Allround Gold 1912 Leeuwarden Allround

Coen de Koning (30 March 1879 – 29 July 1954) was a speed skater and cyclist. He started his sports career as a cyclist, but switched to speed skating and became the second Dutch speed skater to win a world title, in 1905. He finished second in 500 m, and won the 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m events. De Koning won the national all-around title in 1903, 1905 and 1912, and set national records in the 500 m and 10,000 m in 1905; these records stood until 1926 and 1929. De Koning also set a world record in one-hour skating, at 32,370 m in 1906, and won the Elfstedentocht in 1912 and 1917.

Family

De Koning came from a speed skating family. His brother Jacobus "Sjaak" Petrus de Koning won the national all-around title in 1914. His son Jacobus Petrus Coenradus de Koning (born 1907) competed at the 1942 national championships, and his cousin Aad de Koning took part in the 1948 Winter Olympics. His more distant relatives on the brother's side, Truus Dijkstra and Jacques de Koning were also prominent Dutch speed skaters.