Word: kosichkin
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...watch him lose gracefully. Henk started fast by winning second place in the 500 meters, first in the 1,500 meters -the two short races on the program. But he finished twelfth in the unfamiliar 5,000 meters. To win the overall title from Russia's great Viktor Kosichkin, Henk knew he had to come within 20 sec. of his rival's time in the exhausting 10,000 meters...
...Suddenly the years of conditioning paid off. Zooming into the turns like a sprinter, Henk picked up a second on the next to last lap, shaved off another 1.3 sec. on the final lap. With one final burst, he shot across the finish line 17.7 sec. behind Kosichkin's time to become Holland's first world champion in skating since 1905. All Holland prepared to celebrate the victory of Henk van der Grift and his silver skates...
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