Henk van der Grift
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title:
Henk van der Grift
text:
Hendrik ("Henk") van der Grift is a retired Dutch speed skater. At the 1960 Winter Olympics van der Grift finished 10th on the 500 m and fell on the 1500 m. Not satisfied with training facilities in the Netherlands, he lived in Norway for a while, working as a car mechanic. The superior training facilities in Norway paid off and van der Grift won silver at the 1961 European Allround Championships behind Olympic Champion Viktor Kosichkin. This was the first Dutch medal in international championsh
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Dutch speed skater
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henk_van_der_Grift
date created:
2006-03-01T03:41:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:11:10Z
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