Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Haanappel malitere ịgba ọsọ na 1949 na Houtrust ice skating club na Hague. Mgbe ọ dị afọ iri na abụọ, ọ gara asọmpi mba ụwa nke mbụ ya, bụ́ asọmpi European Championship
na Dortmund, ebe ọ gbara onye nke iri na anọ. O meriri nke mbụ n'ime asọmpi mba Netherlands anọ ya n'afọ 1955. Ọ gbara nke iri na atọ na 1956 Winter Olympics na Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.