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pim mulier 12 april 1954 the hague , netherlands willem johan herman mulier witmarsum , netherlands 250px dutch 10 march 1865 pim mulier.jpg pim mulier
 pim mulier
pim mulier

willem johan herman mulier , known as pim mulier -lrb- 10 march 1865 -- 12 april 1954 -rrb- was one of the leading figures in sporting history of the netherlands .
he was founder of sports club koninklijke hfc in 1879 and the first tennis club in the netherlands in 1884 .
he also organized the first athletics competition and introduced cricket and hockey to the netherlands .
in 1889 he was founder of the nederlandsche voetbal - en athletische bond , the dutch football and athletics association .
in 1890 he ice skated past eleven cities in friesland , which became a precursor to the elfstedentocht .
he designed the medal for participation himself .
in 1891 , mulier introduced bandy to the netherlands .
