 Hand-colored photograph of Jaap Eden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Jacobus Johannes Eden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1873 Groningen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 1925 (aged 51) Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Louise Elisabeth Prinsen
(m. 1914) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden[1][a] (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]
- ^ a b Overdijkink, G. W. (12 November 2013). "Eden, Jacobus Johannes (1873-1925)". Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Moll, Maarten (1996). Jaap Eden, wereldkampioen op de schaats, wereldkampioen op de fiets. Amsterdam: Thomas Rap. ISBN 90-6005-356-7.
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