What is Jeen van den Berg?
[[File:Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht 1954.png|thumb|right|300px|Jeen van den Berg, Elfstedentocht winner 1954]] '''Jeen van den Berg''' (8 January 1928 - 8 October 2014) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[speed skater]]. He was known as the winner of the [[Elfstedentocht]] of 1954. He rode the race a record seven times. His first time was in 1947. His final race was in 1997.<ref>[http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/oud-elfstedentochtwinnaar-jeen-van-den-berg-86-overleden~a3764250/ Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg (86) overleden] - Volkskrant {{in lang|nl}}</ref> van den Berg was born in [[De Veenhoop]], [[Netherlands]]. On 3 February 1954, van den Berg finished the race in a record 7 hours and 35 minutes, a record bettered by [[Evert van Benthem]] only 31 years later.<ref>[http://www.volkskrant.nl/dossier-de-elfstedentocht/jeen-van-den-berg-een-zege-voor-een-fles-jenever-en-eeuwige-roem~a3764482/ Jeen van den Berg: een zege voor een fles jenever en eeuwige roem] - Volkskrant {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He came third in the infamous 1963 race.<ref name=Schaatsen>[http://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/10/oud-elfstedentochtwinnaar-jeen-van-den-berg-overleden/ Oud-Elfstedentochtwinnaar Jeen van den Berg is woensdag op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011041819/http://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/10/oud-elfstedentochtwinnaar-jeen-van-den-berg-overleden/ |date=2014-10-11 }} - Schaatsen {{in lang|nl}}</ref> In 1973 he became the first Dutch marathon skate champion. van den Berg died in [[Heerenveen]], [[Netherlands]], aged 86. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Jeen Van Den}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch speed skaters]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Friesland]] {{sports-bio-stub}}