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| Birth name | Christine Jacoba Aaftink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1966 Abcoude, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IJsclub Baambrugge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christine Jacoba Aaftink (born 25 August 1966) is a Dutch former speed skater.[1] She made her international debut in 1988 and was the best Dutch sprinter in the first half of the 1990s.[2] She specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, in which she competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Her best achievements were fifth and fourth place in 1992 in 500 m and 1000 m, respectively.[3] In 1994 she was the Olympic flag bearer for the Netherlands. She won two bronze medals at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1990 and 1991.[4]
Nationally, she won at least one sprint title every year between 1987 and 1996. She won all three (500 m, 1000 m and allround sprint) in 1990 and 1992–1994.[4]
Personal bests:[3]
- 500 m – 39.88 (1996)
- 1000 m – 1:20.21 (1996)
- 1500 m – 2:11.57 (1994)
- 3000 m – 5:04.33 (1987)
All records:[2]
- 8th place in the World Sprint Championships (1988)
- 12th place in the Olympic Games in Calgary (1989)
- 5th place in the World Sprint Championships in Netherlands (1990)
- 3rd place in the World Sprints (1990)
- 3rd place in the tournament in Inzell (1991)
- 5th position in the 500 and a 4th in the 1,000 in the Olympics in Albertville (1992)
- 19th and 20th at a World Sprints podium (1993)
- 5th place in the 1,000 m of the inaugural World Single Distance Championships (1996)
- Won seven consecutive 500 metre titles (1990–96)
- Won Five 1,000 metre titles (1990–94)
- Won the Dutch sprinting title seven times (1987-1990 and 1992–1994)
- Won one World Cup race, over 500 metres