Stien Baas-Kaiser
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Christina Wilhelmina "Stien"•Baas-Kaiser |
| Used name | Stien•Baas-Kaiser |
| Born | 20 May 1938 in Delft, Zuid-Holland (NED) |
| Died | 22 June 2022 in Baarn, Utrecht (NED) |
| Measurements | 174 cm / 69 kg |
| Affiliations | ?, Deventer (NED) |
| NOC |  Netherlands |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
In 1963, Stien Kaiser débuted as a skater at age 24, when she surprised the Dutch skating scene by clocking the best times of the season. Dubbed “too old” by officials, she was not selected for the Olympics the following year. When she defeated Olympian Willy de Beer by a huge margin at the national championships, she received an apology, and was allowed to join the newly formed national women’s team.
She won her first World Championship medal in 1965, and Kaiser became the first Dutch woman to win the World Allround Championships in 1967, repeating in 1968. After a slightly disappointing Grenoble Olympics (two bronze medals), Baas-Kaiser finished runner-up at the World Championship four times (1969-1972). Despite these results, coach Gerard Maarse only picked her as a substitute for the Sapporo Olympics. When Trijnie Rep performed disappointingly, Baas-Kaiser was allowed to skate. Eager to perform, she sped to a silver medal in the 1500 m and won the gold medal in the 3000 m.
Personal Bests: 500 – 44.81 (1972); 1000 – 1:29.0 (1971); 1500 – 2:15.8 (1971); 3000 – 4:46.5 (1971).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NED |
Stien Kaiser | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 14 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | NED |
Stien Baas-Kaiser | |||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Winter Olympics | 12 February 1972 | Speed Skating (Skating) | 3,000 metres, Women | Final Standings | 4:52.14 | 1 |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | NED |
Stien Baas-Kaiser | |
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony | NED |
Stien Baas-Kaiser |
Olympic family relations
- Niece of Kees Broekman
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Led the Adelskalender (speed skating) (Allround – 20 January 1968 - 23 February 1969, 16 January 1971 - 17 January 1971, and 21 February 1971 - 16 January 1972: 188.283 (20 January 1968; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 188.100 (3 February 1968; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 187.066 (2 March 1968; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 186.566 (3 March 1968; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 186.332 (2 February 1969; Grenoble, FRA) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 186.066 (22 February 1969; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 182.816 (16 January 1971; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 182.736 (21 February 1971; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Speed Skating (1000 m – 3 March 1968 - 9 February 1969 and 16 January 1971 - 20 February 1971: 1:31.0 (3 March 1968; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 1:29.0 (16 January 1971; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1500 m – 15 January 1971 - 1 April 1974: 2:15.8 (15 January 1971; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser); 3000 m – 29 January 1967 - 2 February 1969 and 16 January 1971 - 12 January 1975: 5:04.8 (29 January 1967; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 4:56.8 (5 March 1967; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 4:54.6 (3 February 1968; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 4:46.5 (16 January 1971; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser); Mini Combination – 5 March 1967 - 23 February 1969 and 16 January 1971 - 16 January 1972: 188.634 (4/5 March 1967; Inzell, FRG) (competed as Stien Kaiser), 182.817 (15/16 January 1971; Davos, SUI) (competed as Stien Kaiser))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Speed Skating Championships (0–1–0 1970 Heerenveen silver: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships (2–4–2 1965 Oulu bronze: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1966 Trondheim bronze: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1967 Deventer gold: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1968 Helsinki gold: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1969 Grenoble silver: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1970 West Allis silver: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1971 Helsinki silver: Allround (competed as Stien Kaiser); 1972 Heerenveen silver: Allround)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Elected Dutch Athlete of the Year (1967)
Errata
Date of death is also seen as 23 June 2022, since newspapers reported her death in the night between 22/23 June. Her family obituary gives 22.