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Official Registry for the “27 Club” of Notable Deaths

Q7000030

Lara van Ruijven

Dutch short track speed skater

Bio

Lara Victoria van Ruijven was a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold at the World Championships one year later. By doing so, she became the first Dutch woman to win a world short track title at an individual event.2

Born1992 Dec 281
Died2020 Jul 101
Occupationshort-track speed skater, speed skater1
Cause of deathautoimmune disease, natural causes1
StatusConfirmed: Lara van Ruijven is a 27 Club member

Sources: 1Wikidata 2Wikipedia Photo