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Anne Marie Louise (Marieke) Wijsman (born 9 May 1975) is a former Dutch speed skater who represented her country at two Winter Olympics and who was the first female speed skater to compete internationally on clap skates.Wijsman born in Leusden became a member of a local speed skating club in Ankeveen during he 1988-89 season. Her first competitive races as a 13-year old were at the Jaap Edenbaan in Amsterdam where she fell on the 500 m due to the nerves she had.

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