Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Franeker? [1] [note 1] | 19 June 1912
Died | 17 December 2005 | (aged 93)
Sport | |
Sport | Alpine skiing |
Margriet "Grietje" Prajoux-Bouma (also Marguerite; 19 June 1912 – 17 December 2005) [4] was a Dutch alpine skier living in France. She competed for the Netherlands in the women's giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics. [2]
Allegedly hailing from Franeker, [note 1] she moved to France, where between 1936 (in Megève) and 1951 she participated in French skiing competitions. [1] In May 1938, as a Dutch citizen and aged 25, she took a trip to the United States, accompanied by the 51-year-old hotel manager (Eugène Vincent) Emile Prajoux. [3] The couple married 12 April 1940 in Paris. [5] [note 2] Emile Prajoux died before 1951 and Bouma became a Dutch citizenship again, though she remained in Paris. [1] She won the 1951 and 1952 Dutch combined skiing competition, [6] the latter apparently as sole competitor, [1] and was selected as the female Dutch skiing participant in the 1952 Winter Olympics. [1] At nearly 40 years old she has been the oldest Dutch Winter Olympics competitor. [7]
On February 14, 1952, she competed in the women's giant slalom. She finished 40th and last in 3:31 minutes, 33 seconds behind the next competitor and 84 seconds behind the winner. [8] She then withdrew from participation in the slalom and downhill races. [9] Partially because of her poor results, the Dutch Olympic committee decided to tighten selection criteria for participation. [10]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Franeker? [1] [note 1] | 19 June 1912
Died | 17 December 2005 | (aged 93)
Sport | |
Sport | Alpine skiing |
Margriet "Grietje" Prajoux-Bouma (also Marguerite; 19 June 1912 – 17 December 2005) [4] was a Dutch alpine skier living in France. She competed for the Netherlands in the women's giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics. [2]
Allegedly hailing from Franeker, [note 1] she moved to France, where between 1936 (in Megève) and 1951 she participated in French skiing competitions. [1] In May 1938, as a Dutch citizen and aged 25, she took a trip to the United States, accompanied by the 51-year-old hotel manager (Eugène Vincent) Emile Prajoux. [3] The couple married 12 April 1940 in Paris. [5] [note 2] Emile Prajoux died before 1951 and Bouma became a Dutch citizenship again, though she remained in Paris. [1] She won the 1951 and 1952 Dutch combined skiing competition, [6] the latter apparently as sole competitor, [1] and was selected as the female Dutch skiing participant in the 1952 Winter Olympics. [1] At nearly 40 years old she has been the oldest Dutch Winter Olympics competitor. [7]
On February 14, 1952, she competed in the women's giant slalom. She finished 40th and last in 3:31 minutes, 33 seconds behind the next competitor and 84 seconds behind the winner. [8] She then withdrew from participation in the slalom and downhill races. [9] Partially because of her poor results, the Dutch Olympic committee decided to tighten selection criteria for participation. [10]