Piet Bleeker

Piet Bleeker
Piet Bleeker in 1958
Personal information
Born (1928-08-27)27 August 1928
Heerhugowaard
Died 31 January 2018(2018-01-31) (aged 89)
Beverwijk
Sport
Sport Long-distance running

Piet Bleeker (27 August 1928 – 31 January 2018)[1] was a retired Dutch long-distance runner, who won the sixth Enschede Marathon in 1957, becoming the first Dutch athlete to win that race. Bleeker won four consecutive national titles in the marathon in 1956–1959.[2]

After retiring from competitions he worked as athletics coach in Beverwijk.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://avdem.nl/in-memoriam-piet-bleeker
  2. ↑ National Marathon Champions for the Netherlands. arrs.net
  3. ↑ Siem Herlaar. runnersweb.nl
  4. ↑ Ik loop dus ik besta. 18 November 2006



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