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Events on Tuesday 14 February 1956 1
195611th Elfstedentocht — no winner declaredFive skaters disqualified for finishing hand in handThe 1956 edition on 14 February became infamous: Jan van der Hoorn, Aad de Koning, Jeen Nauta, Maus Wijnhout and Anton Verhoeven crossed the finish line hand in hand — violating the post-1940 rules against shared finishes. All five were disqualified. No winner was officially declared.