Jos Valentijn

Jos Valentijn

Jos Valentijn in 1973
Personal information
Born (1952-03-28) 28 March 1952
Ter Aar, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Jos Valentijn (born 28 March 1952) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances. In 1973, he won a silver medal at the World Sprint Championships. In 1976, while leading after three events he was disqualified at the 1000 m for three consecutive false starts and was left without a medal.[1]

His wife, Haitske Pijlman, is also a former competitive speed skater; their daughter Rikst Valentijn is an artistic gymnast.

References

  1. Jos Valentijn (NED). schaatsstatistieken.nl
Jos Valentijn in 1976
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