Christine Aaftink

Christine Jacoba Aaftink (born 25 August 1966) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands.[1] She specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances, in which she competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Her best achievements were fifth and fourth place in 1992 in 500 m and 1000 m, respectively.[2] In 1994 she was the Olympic flag bearers for the Netherlands. She won two bronze medals at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1990 and 1991.[3]

Christine Aaftink

Personal information
Birth name	Christine Jacoba Aaftink
Born	(1966-08-25) 25 August 1966 Abcoude, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	IJsclub Baambrugge
Medal record Women's speed skating World Championships 1990 Tromsø Sprint 1991 Inzell Sprint Dutch Sprint Championships 1987 Deventer Sprint 1988 Alkmaar Sprint 1989 Heerenveen Sprint 1990 Assen Sprint 1992 Heerenveen Sprint 1993 Utrecht Sprint 1994 Den Haag Sprint 1991 Assen Sprint 1996 Assen Sprint 1995 Alkmaar Sprint

Nationally, she won at least one sprint title every year between 1987 and 1996. She won all three (500 m, 1000 m and allround sprint) in 1990 and 1992–1994.[3]

Personal bests:[2]

• 500 m – 39.88 (1996)
• 1000 m – 1:20.21 (1996)
• 1500 m – 2:11.57 (1994)
• 3000 m – 5:04.33 (1987)