Annie Borckink - Citizendia

Medal record
Competitor for Netherlands
Women's Speed Skating
Olympic Games
Gold	1980 Lake Placid	1500 metres

Anna ("Annie") Johanna Geertruida Maria Borckink (born October 17, 1951 in Hupsel) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Eibergen is a former Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands in an area called Achterhoek. Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the She won the gold medal in the women's 1500 metres event, with Dutch teammate Ria Visser winning the silver medal. Adriana ("Ria Johanna Visser (born July 20, 1961 in Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland) is a former ice speed skater from the For her performance, Borckink was named 1980 Dutch Sportswoman of the Year.

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Awards
Preceded by Petra de Bruin	Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1980	Succeeded by Bettine Vriesekoop

The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field World Records June 12 &mdash Bettine Vriesekoop (born August 13, 1961 in Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland) is a former Table tennis player from the Netherlands

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