Willem Slijkhuis
Hans Harting and Wim Slijkhuis (right) in 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 January 1923 Leiden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 2003 (aged 80) Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AAC, Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willem Frederik "Wim" Slijkhuis (13 January 1923 – 28 June 2003) was a Dutch athlete. During his career that lasted from 1939 to 1954 he was a world's top middle distance runner, excelling in distances from 1500 to 5000 metres.