She won the national allround title in 1976 and 1977 and finished in third place in 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1980.
Personal bests:
- 500 m – 43.66 (1980)
- 1000 m – 1:25.86 (1980)
- 1500 m – 2:12.59 (1979)
- 3000 m – 4:39.15 (1977)
- 5000 m – 8:25.3 (1982)
After retirement she worked as a skating coach with various teams in the Netherlands, and in 1994 became the first female national coach. Her last professional speedskatingteam was VPZ (2005-2008). From 2008 till the Olympic winter games at Vancouver in 2010 she works with the national team of China. [ At the moment she's advisor for Topteam North Netherlands, a group of talented young speed skaters in this district.]
References
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