Egbert van 't Oever
{{short description|Dutch speed skater}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox speed skater
| name = Egbert van 't Oever
| full_name =
| image = Egbert van 't Oever (1981).jpg
| caption = Egbert van 't Oever in 1981
| nationality = Dutch
| sport = Speed skating
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|7|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lisse, Netherlands
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|10|5|1927|7|15|df=yes}}
| death_place = Lisse, Netherlands
}}
Egbert van 't Oever (15 July 1927 – 5 October 2001) was a Dutch speed skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/egbert-van-t-oever-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112213/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/egbert-van-t-oever-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Egbert van 't Oever Olympic Results |accessdate=25 October 2019}}
Biography
Van 't Oever coached Yvonne van Gennip{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/gs-b45e80d8|title=Altijd op de hoogte, nooit een conflict|date=6 October 2001|website=Trouw}} at the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary where she won three gold medals.{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/l/238050|title=De drieklapper van Yvonne|website=nos.nl}} He was later coach of Marianne Timmer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/gs-b0857ac3|title=Timmer akkoord met Frisia|date=17 April 2000|website=Trouw}} Until his death, he remained active in skating as a coach.
At the end of the speed skating season, the Egbert van 't Oever Encouragement Prize is awarded to the most promising Dutch junior speed skater.
Egbert van 't Oever died at the age of 74 from the consequences of colon cancer.
Personal records
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{{PersonalRecordsSport| Men's Speed skating}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 500 meter| 45.00| 22 January 1956| Misurina | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1000 meter| 1:31.70| 22 January 1956| Misurina | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1500 meter| 2:22.70| 15 January 1955| Oslo | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 3000 meter| 4:56.60| 22 January 1956| Misurina | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 5000 meter| 8:39.10| 15 January 1955| Oslo | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 10000 meter| 17:37.70| 26 January 1956| Misurina | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| Big combination| 198.807| 15–16 January 1955| Oslo | }}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| Small combination| 199.979| 12–13 February 1955| Turku | }}
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Van 't Oever has a score of 197.362 points in the Adelskalendern
References
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Category:Dutch male speed skaters
Category:Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands
Category:Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Category:Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Category:Speed skaters from South Holland
Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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