Anke Beenen

Anke Bonnes Beenen (18 January 1853 - 5 September 1886), Langezwaag, Netherlands, was a Dutch short track speed skater.

Beenen was among notable Dutch woman speed skater in second half of nineteenth century.

[1] She became well known from pair speed skating competitions with Jouke Schaap, winning thousand guilders in prize money.

She competed in the week she was going to marry on 3 February 1880 in Grouw and shortly after her marriage on 18 January 1881 in Hardegarijp.

Around 1880 a painting of Beenen and Jouke Schaap (by known painter Janus Poustma) was displayed at a shop window in Gorredijk.

On 22 December 1879 her speed skating club "Thialf" paid attention celebrated her silver anniversary by building a large gate in front of the house of the mayor of Schoterland, de Blocq van Scheltinga, on the Heideburen street in Heerenveen.