Jaap Eden
Dutch speed skater and cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden[1][lower-alpha 1] (19 October 1873 – 2 February 1925) was a Dutch athlete. He is the only male athlete to win world championships in both speed skating and bicycle racing.[2]
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Birth name | Jacobus Johannes Eden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1873-10-19)19 October 1873 Groningen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 February 1925(1925-02-02) (aged 51) Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louise Elisabeth Prinsen
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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