Houkje Gerrits Bouma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌukjə ˈɣɛrɪts ˈbʌumaː]; 12 January 1788 – 8 August 1857), with surnames van der Veen, van der Schans and Vriezema from her marriages, was a Dutch female kortebaan speed skater who later lived in Veenwouden.
Bouma made it to the final, in which she defeated Maike Meyers from Heeg and won a golden oorijzer.
Johannes Rienks wrote a poem about this competition,[5] and Nicolaas Baur made two oil paintings depicting the finish of the final race.
[2] After the death of her husband she remarried to farmer Johan Cornelis van der Schans from Bergum on 11 November 1815.
[2] Four years later, her second husband died and she married for the third time at the age of 34 in November 1822 to Popke Binnes Vriezema.
The oldest son, Binne (born 13 September 1823), also became a speed skater, but was not as successful as his mother.