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Jeen van den Berg

Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954
Personal information
Born	(1928-01-08)8 January 1928 De Veenhoop, Netherlands
Died	8 October 2014(2014-10-08) (aged 86) Heerenveen, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands Dutch Marathon Championships Gold 1973 Natural ice

Jeen van den Berg (8 January 1928 – 8 October 2014) was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954. He competed in the race a record seven times, with his first race being in 1947 and his final one in 1997.

On 3 February 1954, van den Berg finished the race in a record 7 hours and 35 minutes, a record finally bettered by Evert van Benthem 31 years later. He came third in the infamous 1963 race.

In 1973 he became the first Dutch marathon skate champion.

Olympic Games

As a long-track speed skater, Van den Berg took part at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics. In 1956 he finished 24th at the 5000 meters and in 1960 he ended 19th at the 5000 and 22nd at the 1500 meters.

Personal records

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Tournament overview

Season	Dutch Championships Allround	European Championships Allround	Olympic Games	World Championships Allround	Elfstedentocht Eleven City Tour	Loosdrecht Tour	Spannenburg Tour
1950–51	ZUTPHEN 21st 500m 6th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall
1953–54	ZWOLLE 13th 500m 3 5000m 7th 1500m 6th 10000m 6th overall				FRIESLAND 1 ca.200km
1954–55	HEERENVEEN 11th 500m 2 5000m 23rd 1500m 3 10000m 5th overall
1955–56	KRALINGEN 8th 500m 3 5000m 1 1500m 3 10000m 2 overall		CORTINA d'AMPEZZO 24th 5000m		FRIESLAND 6th ca.200km
1956–57				ÖSTERSUND 27th 500m 11th 5000m 23rd 1500m 9th 10000m 16th overall
1957–58		ESKILSTUNA 27th 500m 16th 5000m 24th 1500m 7th 10000m 16th overall		HELSINKI 38th 500m 7th 5000m 21st 1500m 14th 10000m 16th overall
1958–59		GOTHENBURG 36th 500m 7th 5000m 25th 1500m 11th 10000m 16th overall		OSLO 35th 500m 9th 5000m 35th 1500m 14th 10000m 15th overall
1959–60		OSLO 24th 500m 13th 5000m 16th 1500m 13th 10000m 13th overall	SQUAW VALLEY 19th 5000m 22nd 10000m	DAVOS 32nd 500m 10th 5000m 20th 1500m 4th 10000m 13th overall
1961–62	AMSTERDAM 25th 500m 15th 5000m 11th 1500m 11th 10000m 11th overall						SPANNENBURG 1 ca.60km
1962–63	GRONINGEN 17th 500m 8th 5000m 11th 1500m 3 10000m 6th overall				FRIESLAND 3 ca.200km
1963–64						LOOSDRECHT 1 ca.120km

DNS = Did not start

NC = No classification

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Personal life and death

Married to Atty, van den Berg was a teacher by profession. In 2014 he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died in a nursing home on 8 October 2014 at the age of 86.