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thea limbach in 1983 harderwijk , the netherlands 67 kg lb on 1.72 m ftin on speed skating 27 february 1959 thea limbach.jpg thea limbach
 thea limbach
thea limbach

thecla maria catharina `` thea '' limbach -lrb- born 27 february 1959 -rrb- is a retired speed skater from the netherlands .
she competed at the 1984 winter olympics in the 500 , 1000 , 1500 and 3000 m and finished in 27th , 21st , 9th and 13th place , respectively .
she finished third in the knsb dutch allround championships in 1982 , 1984 and 1985 ; in 1983 she was third in the knsb dutch sprint championships .
personal bests : 500 m -- 42.6 -lrb- 1983 -rrb- 1000 m -- 1:24.12 -lrb- 1985 -rrb- 1500 m -- 2:09.59 -lrb- 1986 -rrb- 3000 m -- 4:33.96 -lrb- 1985 -rrb- 5000 m -- 7:59.68 -lrb- 1985 -rrb- in the 2000s she became chef de mission of the dutch teams at the european youth olympic festival and paralympic games -lrb- 2004 and 2008 -rrb- .
she works at the zuyderzee college in emmeloord .
