Siem Heiden

Dutch speed skater

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Siem Heiden
Personal information
Born	(1905-03-12)12 March 1905 Andijk, Netherlands
Height	3 August 1993(1993-08-03) (aged 88)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed 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.^[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
1927–1929

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[3]

References

^ "Proficiat Siem Heiden!". De Feijenoorder: 35. February 1933. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Olympedia – Siem Heiden". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
^ "Siem Heiden". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2012.