“Infinitely sad”: The speed skating world mourns the death of Paulien van Deutekom. The former world champion died at the age of only 37 years.
Amsterdam – former Dutch speed skating world champion Paulien van Deutekom died on Wednesday at the age of 37 years to lung cancer. Van Deutekom is survived by her husband and a one year old daughter.
their greatest successes had been celebrated and studied pedagogue, 2008, when they won the world Cup in Berlin, surprisingly all-around Gold. In Nagano/Japan, it was a month later on the side of their country women, Ireen Wüst, Renate Groenewold world champion in the team pursuit. In her only Olympic appearance in 2006 in Turin, took van Deutekom 13th over 1500 metres, in 2012, she finished her career.
After the death of Paulien van Deutekom: Emotional message of Ireen Wüst
“I am very sad, I miss You, but I’m also grateful that You were my girlfriend,” tweeted Oranje’s record-breaking Olympic champion Wüst, who had always kept in touch with their former training colleague: “I have learned so much from You. Our friendship is something Special, it is love.”
her last public appearance, van Deutekom in March of last year on the edge of the Allround world Championships in Amsterdam.
the end of the year, the sports world grieved the loss of another champion of the world. The Boxer Markus Beyer died after a serious illness.
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