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Siem Heiden
Personal information
Born(1905-03-12)12 March 1905
Andijk, Netherlands
Height3 August 1993(1993-08-03) (aged 88)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportSpeed skating

Simon "Siem" Heiden (12 March 1905 – 3 August 1993) was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

He was born in IJsselmonde and died in Rotterdam.

In 1928 Winter Olympics, he finished eleventh in the 5000 metres event, 18th in the 1500 metres competition and 27th in the 500 metres event.

When he broke the 5000 meters world record in 1933, he was a member of athletic and football club Feyenoord. The chairman of the club, Leen van Zandvliet, congratulated him for his performance.

Simon was engaged into an incident during the 2nd World War, when defending Dordrecht. He was asked to shoot a paratrooper that was wounded, however, Simon carried him to safety as he was a fellow olimpian.

World record

Discipline Time Date Location
5000 m 8.19,2 22 January 1933 Davos

Tournament summary


Season 		Dutch
Championships
Allround 		European
Championships
Allround 		World
Championships
Allround 		Olympic Games
Olympic
Games
1927–1929

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

References

  1. "Proficiat Siem Heiden!". De Feijenoorder: 35. February 1933. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "Olympedia – Siem Heiden". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. "Siem Heiden". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
Records
Preceded byNorway Ivar Ballangrud Men's 5000 m World Record Holder
22 January 1933 – 3 February 1934 		Succeeded byAustria Max Stiepl


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