Siem Heiden
Template:Short description Template:Expand Dutch Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". 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.[1]
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.[2]
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[3]
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- 1905 births
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- Dutch male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands
- Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- World record setters in speed skating
- Sportspeople from Rotterdam
- Speed skaters from South Holland
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen