Kees Broekman

Kees Broekman

Kees Broekman in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1927-07-02)July 2, 1927 De Lier, Netherlands
Died	(1992-11-08)November 8, 1992 Berlin, Germany
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Men's speed skating Competitor for the  Netherlands Olympic Games Silver 1952 Oslo 5000 m Silver 1952 Oslo 10000 m World Championships Silver 1949 Oslo Allround European Championships Gold 1953 Hamar Allround Silver 1952 Õstersund Allround

Cornelis "Kees" Broekman (July 2, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was a Dutch former speed skater.

At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Broekman was silver medalist on both the 5000 meter and the 10000 meter, the first ever Winter Olympic medals for the Netherlands. He won a silver medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men 1949, and became European champion 1953.^[1]

In the 1950s Broekman moved to Norway, where he competed until the 1960 Summer Olympics. After the Games he retired to become a speed skating coach, bringing Atje Keulen-Deelstra and Göran Claeson to world titles. He later coached speed skating in Berlin, where he died at age 65.^[1]

He was an uncle of the Olympic speed skater Stien Kaiser.^[1]

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Wim van der Voort	Flagbearer for  Netherlands Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Squaw Valley 1960	Succeeded by Ard Schenk