Marie-France van Helden

Marie-France van Helden
Personal information
Born (1959-09-30) 30 September 1959 (age 65)
Cannes, France
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubCEPG Paris

Marie-France van Helden (née Vives; born 30 September 1959) is a retired French speed skater. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in 500 m and 3000 m and finished in 27th and 24th place, respectively.[1] In 1980 she married Hans van Helden, a Dutch speed skater who later changed his nationality to French.

Personal bests:[1]

  • 500 m – 42.49 (1988)
  • 1000 m – 1:25.7 (1986)
  • 1500 m – 2:11.64 (1986)
  • 3000 m – 4:32.44 (1988)
  • 5000 m – 8:14.31 (1987)

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marie-France van Helden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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