Sjoukje Dijkstra

Sjoukje Dijkstra
Dijkstra in 1965
Personal information
Full nameSjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra
Other namesSjoukje Kossmayer
Born(1942-01-28)28 January 1942
Akkrum, Netherlands
Died2 May 2024(2024-05-02) (aged 82)
Someren, Netherlands
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryNetherlands
Retired1964
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1964 Innsbruck Singles
1960 Squaw Valley Singles
World Championships
1964 Dortmund Singles
1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Singles
1962 Prague Singles
1960 Vancouver Singles
1959 Colorado Springs Singles
European Championships
1964 Grenoble Singles
1963 Budapest Singles
1962 Geneva Singles
1961 Berlin Singles
1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Singles
1959 Davos Singles
Dutch Championships
1959 The Hague Singles
1960 The Hague Singles
1961 The Hague Singles
1962 The Hague Singles
1963 The Hague Singles
1964 The Hague Singles
1955 The Hague Singles
1956 The Hague Singles
1957 The Hague Singles
1958 The Hague Singles
1954 The Hague Singles

Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕʌukjə ˈdɛikstraː]; 28 January 1942 – 2 May 2024) was a Dutch competitive figure skater. She was the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time European champion (1960–1964), and the six-time Dutch national champion (1959–1964). She was the first Dutch athlete to win a Winter Olympics gold medal.