Evert van Benthem

Quick Facts

Full Name	Evert van Benthem
Occupation	Television Presenter
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1958(1958-11-21)
Age	66
Birthplace	Steenwijkerland
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Overijssel
Horoscope	Scorpio

Evert van Benthem Biography

Evert van Benthem is one of the most popular and richest Television Presenter who was born on November 21, 1958 in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands. Evert van Benthem (born 21 November 1958) is a Dutch former speed skater who took home the elusive race Elfstedentocht twice in succession in 1985 and in 1986.

The next Elfstedentocht was held in 1997, following Van Benthem’s departure. Van Benthem entered the race as a visitor, attracting lots of attention from the public. He was the brother of Henk Van Benthem was fourth in the race.

A year later the 26th of February 1986, the contest continued. At the end of the day, Rein Jonker as well as Robert Kamperman are ahead with Van Benthem. Van Benthem kept the lead and again won by the time of 6 hours 55 minutes 17 seconds.

Evert van Benthem Net Worth

Evert van Benthem is one of the richest Television Presenter from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Evert van Benthem 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Van Benthem, a farmer in Leeuwte close to Vollenhove within The Netherlands, got involved in marathon skating during the early 1980s. He began racing in the A-class class in 1983, which was a longer distances (100 kilometers instead of the 40 kilometers) and came in 3rd in the Dutch championship in 1985.

The year 1985 was two years since last Elfstedentocht that was skated on natural glaciers in Friesland which is a 200-kilometre (120 miles) race. On the 21st of February of 1985 Van Benthem won the 13th Elfstedentocht. After 200 kilometers in natural ice, Van Benthem stepped onto the final stretch of Leeuwarden along alongside Jan Kooiman, Jos Niesten and Henri Ruitenberg, all marathon speed skaters. Van Benthem won the sprint and completed the 196.8 kilometers (122.3 miles) in just 6 hours and 47 minutes, an average of 29.0 km/hour (18.0 speed).

In the summer of 1999 Van Benthem and his family decided to move to Spruce View, Alberta, Canada. His Dutch farm was located in a natural preservation area and thus could not expand. Moreover, Van Benthem said he had gotten tired of the attention. Van Benthem has a dairy farm in Spruce View, 320 hectares with 175 cows. An “Alternative Elfstedentocht” was organized since 2003, but van Benthem’s goal of having the Dutch top riders compete regularly did not come to fruition.

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Evert Ranked on the list of most popular Television Presenter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Evert van Benthem celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.