Anna SEIDEL

Germany
Short Track Speed Skating
31 Mar 1998
23
Female
DRESDEN
 
Germany
DRESDEN
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
STK Short Track Speed Skating Women's 1500m PEN

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
After Quarterfinal 1 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 1500m - Quarterfinal 2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
15Women's 500m2018PyeongChang, KOR
16Women's 1500m2018PyeongChang, KOR
17Women's 1500m2014Sochi, RUS
DSQWomen's 1000m2018PyeongChang, KOR
Youth Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Women's 1000m2016Lillehammer, NOR
73000 metres Relay2016Lillehammer, NOR
8Women's 500m2016Lillehammer, NOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
7Women's 1000m2019Sofia, BUL
8Women's 1500m2019Sofia, BUL
11Women's Overall2019Sofia, BUL
11Women's 1000m2016Seoul, KOR
14Women's 500m2017Rotterdam, NED
17Women's Overall2017Rotterdam, NED
19Women's 500m2016Seoul, KOR
19Women's Overall2016Seoul, KOR
20Women's 1000m2017Rotterdam, NED
21Women's 500m2019Sofia, BUL
21Women's 1500m2016Seoul, KOR
21Women's 1500m2014Montreal, QC, CAN
22Women's 1500m2015Moscow, RUS
23Women's 1500m2017Rotterdam, NED
26Women's 500m2014Montreal, QC, CAN
26Women's Overall2014Montreal, QC, CAN
28Women's 1000m2014Montreal, QC, CAN
40Women's Overall2015Moscow, RUS
PENWomen's 500m2015Moscow, RUS
PENWomen's 1000m2015Moscow, RUS
European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Women's 1500m2021Gdansk, POL
2Women's 3000m Superfinal2021Gdansk, POL
2Women's Overall2021Gdansk, POL
3Women's 1000m2021Gdansk, POL
3Women's 1500m2020Debrecen, HUN
3Women's 1000m2018Dresden, GER
3Women's 1000m2016Sochi, RUS
4Women's 3000m Relay2018Dresden, GER
4Women's 3000m Superfinal2018Dresden, GER
4Women's 1500m2016Sochi, RUS
4Women's 3000m Superfinal2016Sochi, RUS
5Women's 3000m Relay2021Gdansk, POL
5Women's 3000m Relay2020Debrecen, HUN
5Women's 3000m Relay2016Sochi, RUS
6Women's 3000m Relay2019Dordrecht, NED
6Women's Overall2018Dresden, GER
6Women's Overall2016Sochi, RUS
6Women's 1000m2015Dordrecht, NED
6Women's 3000m Relay2014Dresden, GER
7Women's 500m2019Dordrecht, NED
9Women's Overall2020Debrecen, HUN
9Women's 500m2016Sochi, RUS
9Women's 500m2015Dordrecht, NED
10Women's 500m2018Dresden, GER
10Women's Overall2015Dordrecht, NED
12Women's 500m2021Gdansk, POL
12Women's 500m2020Debrecen, HUN
13Women's Overall2019Dordrecht, NED
13Women's 1500m2018Dresden, GER
17Women's 1000m2019Dordrecht, NED
21Women's 1500m2015Dordrecht, NED
25Women's 1000m2020Debrecen, HUN
28Women's 1500m2019Dordrecht, NED
YCDWomen's 3000m Superfinal2020Debrecen, HUN
World Cup
SeasonWomen's 500mWomen's 1000mWomen's 1500m
2021/224519
2019/20395933
2018/193097
2017/18363223
2016/1751
2015/1694110
2014/153033
2013/14475415
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Meditation, yoga, photography, travelling, meeting friends

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Athlete, Sport soldier

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Partner, Hannibal Weitzmann. Younger brother, Anton).

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German, English, French, Spanish

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Eislauf-Verein Dresden

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National: Stuart Horsepool (GBR)

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Partner Hannibal Weitzmann (Ice Hockey): Goaltender in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Iserlohn Roosters, after six seasons with Kolner Haie. One senior international appearance for Germany, after having played at the 2013 U18 World Championship/

Brother Anton Seidel (Ice Hockey): Plays for Hochstadter EC in the Oberliga (German third division).

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2013 World Cup in Shanghai (500m - 44th, 1500m - 27th, Relay - 11th)

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March 2021: Tibia and fibula fracture in her right leg while training for World Championships in Dordrecht. Underwent surgery and had two metal plates inserted above her right ankle. Returned to competition in October.

February 2020: Avulsion fracture in her fibula after falling during the mixed relay at the Dresden World Cup event in Dresden. Did not return until the following season.

June 2016: Broke the 12th vertebra in her back. Required surgery to insert metal screws and more than four months of recovery.

2011: Bruised knee kept her out for six weeks.

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Initially trained in athletics before taking up short track at age nine in Dresden. "Athletics was often too boring and I was fascinated by the difference of speed that you have on ice and land. My brother was a figure skater and after his sessions, the short track speed skaters started training. It looked cool and my mother asked if I wanted to try it. I liked it a lot and continued." (isu.org)

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"Speed skating is something most people now know about. But in short track speed skating, you don’t race against the clock, but directly against the competition. You therefore need a lot of tactical experience. And the risks are higher, of course. The radius is much tighter with us. Short track speed skating is faster and harder. It’s also highly specialised." (redbull.com, 24 Feb 2020)

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Win an Olympic medal. (saechsische.de, 23 Aug 2020)

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Has between two and three training sessions a day, with each session lasting between two and four hours. Trains for a maximum of eight hours per day but an average of around six. (pressebox.de, 7 Jan 2021)

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Winning 1000m bronze at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and competing at the Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org)

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Biathlete Magdalena Neuner (GER), Vancouver 2010 dual Olympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion. (isu.org)

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Her parents. (isu.org)

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Her lucky number is three, and before competing she crouches down and puts her hair up three times. (sueddeutsche.de, 16 Nov 2021)

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"The moment when you want to quit is the moment when you need to keep pushing." (anna-seidel.com)

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Dresden Sports Award (2020)
German Speed Skating Association Golden Skate Award (2016) - for Skater of the Year

General Interest

RETIREMENT PLANS
Has said the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be her last. "I've already had three major injuries in my career. The last two years in particular have been extremely tough on my body. If you can't do anything with your friends on the weekend because you can't bend down, it's pretty frustrating." (muensterschezeitung.de, 26 Apr 2021)

BATTLING INJURY
Despite a number of injuries during her career, she says the fractured tibia and fibula in 2021 was the most challenging to overcome. "You ask yourself all sorts of questions. I never really said I'll leave. But I was very, very close to it. Sure, I thought, 'Why again? Why now?' Anything else would be a lie. But then you have to be able to switch relatively quickly, not dwell on these thoughts for too long. Because it's useless. That sounds so easy, but it wasn't."

She said that conversations with family and friends helped, but working with two sports psychologists helped most. "I have to admit that it was extremely difficult for me this time. I definitely learned, in general and about myself personally, that a lot goes on in the head. And that you have to be strong - then a lot is possible. When it comes to pain, too, a lot is a matter of the head." (sueddeutsche.de, 16 Nov 2021, welt.de, 11 Apr 2021)

TATTOO
Has a tattoo of the Olympic rings with a flower sprouting from them above her right ankle. Her grandfather designed the image. "The Olympics have been a long journey for me and will always be a part of my life. The flower symbolises the long distance to blossom, which starts at the bottom." (saechsische.de, 2 Sep 2020)

SACRIFICE
Gave up her long distance business administration course to focus on her short track career. "I didn't want to do things by halves. When I retire, I will only be 24 years old. Young enough to start studying again." (eurosport.de, 30 Nov 2021)

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