Lara van Ruijven

Lara Victoria van Ruijven (; 28 December 199210 July 2020) was a Dutch short track speed skater. She was born in Naaldwijk, the Netherlands.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal.  She won gold at the World Championships one year later.  

Van Ruijven was hospitalized on 25 June 2020 after falling ill from an autoimmune disease in Perpignan, France.  She died on 10 July 2020, aged 27.

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Category:1992 births
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Category:Competitors at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Deaths from autoimmune disease
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Category:Dutch speed skaters
Category:Sportspeople from South Holland