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Kees Verkerk

Dutch speed skater
Person human Q491097

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
October 28, 1942
Place of birth
Binnenmaas
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[4]
Occupation
speed skater
Award received
Oscar Mathisen Award[5]
Family name
Verkerk[8]
Given name
Kees, Cornelis, Arie[9][10][11]
Height
+171[16]
Participant in
speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 5000 metres, speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 10000 metres[12][13][14][15]
Sport
speed skating[7]
Sports discipline competed in
long track speed skating[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cornelis Arie Verkerk en Cees Verkerk en Kees Verkerk ar كيس فيركيرك cs Cees Verkerk cs Cornelis Arie Verkerk da Cornelis Arie Verkerk da Cees Verkerk de Cornelis Verkerk de Cornelis Arie Verkerk de Cees Verkerk es Cornelis Arie Verkerk es Cees Verkerk fa کیس فرکرک fi Cees Verkerk fi Cornelis Arie Verkerk fr Cees Verkerk fr Cornelis Arie Verkerk it Cornelis Arie Verkerk it Cees Verkerk
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
289393755
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2019017400
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kees Verkerk, Bestanddeelnr 919-9518.jpg ↗
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederland-na-1945/kees-verkerk
DatabaseOlympics.com athlete ID (archived)
VERKEKEE01
Filmfront person ID (archived)
120696
Freebase ID
/m/07xglk
GTAA ID
164703
GeneaStar person ID
verkerkc
Geni.com profile ID
6000000040077263429
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kees_Verkerk
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4709476
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IMDb ID
nm8522236, nm3059855
InterSportStats athlete ID
32925
JRC Names ID
335351
Munzinger Sport number
01000052573
NE.se ID
kees-verkerk
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073721646
Olympedia people ID
98618
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
kees-verkerk
Olympics.com athlete ID
cornelis-verkerk
Prabook ID
2519068
SpeedSkatingBase.eu ID (archived)
27445
SpeedSkatingNews.info speed skater ID
kees-verkerk
SpeedSkatingStats speed skater ID
1942102801
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ve/kees-verkerk-1

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🔗 Connections
Participated in 9
1967 World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Men, speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 5000 metres, speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 10000 metres, 1966 World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Men, 1970 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for men, 1971 European Allround Speed Skating Championships for men +1 more
Participant in 4
speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 5000 metres, speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 10000 metres
← Winner 3
1967 World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Men, speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – men's 1500 metres, 1966 World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Men
Award received 1
Oscar Mathisen Award
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Given name 1
Cornelis
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
speed skater
Place of birth 1
Binnenmaas
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
speed skating
Sports discipline competed in 1
long track speed skating
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Summary

Kees Verkerk was born on October 28, 1942[1], in Binnenmaas[2]. He has worked as a speed skater[3].

FAQs

Where was Kees Verkerk born?

Kees Verkerk's place of birth was Binnenmaas[2].

What did Kees Verkerk do for work?

Kees Verkerk worked as a speed skater[3].

What awards did Kees Verkerk receive?

Honors received include Oscar Mathisen Award[5].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . GeneaStar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . SpeedSkatingNews.info. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+171'}
    Family name → Verkerk
    Given name → Kees, Cornelis, Arie
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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