What is Paulien van Deutekom?
[[File:Paulien van Deutekom on bike.JPG|right|200px]] '''Paulien van Deutekom''' (4 February 1981 &ndash; 2 January 2019) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] former champion [[speed skating|speed skater]]. She was in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres. She was born in [[The Hague]]. At the 1500 metres distance she finished in second position and qualified for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]. In March 2008 Van Deutekom finished second at the [[World Single Distance Championships for Women|World Single Distance Championships]] in [[M-Wave|Nagano]] on the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters. In March 2012 Van Deutekom announced after the 1500 meter event at the World Cup in Heerenveen that she was ending her skating career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Deutekom stopt per direct: Het is gewoon klaar|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2698/Sport/article/detail/3215960/2012/03/03/Van-Deutekom-stopt-per-direct-Het-is-gewoon-klaar.dhtml|publisher=volkskrant.nl|access-date=3 March 2012|language=nl}}</ref> On 2 January 2019, Van Deutekom died from [[lung cancer]] in The Hague, aged 37.<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2266003-oud-schaatsster-paulien-van-deutekom-37-overleden.html NOS: Oud-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden]</ref><ref>[https://www.geenstijl.nl/5145616/ex-schaatster-pauline-van-deutekom-37-overleden/ Geenstijl: Ex-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deutekom, Paulien Van}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Olympians for the Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch speed skaters]] [[Category:Sportspeople from The Hague]] {{sports-bio-stub}}