Claudia PECHSTEIN

Germany

Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 22 Feb 1972

Age: 49

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.66/5'5''

Place of birth: BERLIN

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: BERLIN

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Speed Skating	Women's 3000m	20
	Women's Mass Start	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	National Speed Skating Oval	Women's 3000m	Finished
	National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Mass Start Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Team Pursuit (6 laps)	2006	Torino, ITA
1	Women's 5000m	2002	Salt Lake City, USA
1	Women's 3000m	2002	Salt Lake City, USA
1	Women's 5000m	1998	Nagano, JPN
1	Women's 5000m	1994	Lillehammer, NOR
2	Women's 5000m	2006	Torino, ITA
2	Women's 3000m	1998	Nagano, JPN
3	Women's 3000m	1994	Lillehammer, NOR
3	Women's 5000m	1992	Albertville, FRA
4	Women's 3000m	2014	Sochi, RUS
5	Women's 5000m	2014	Sochi, RUS
5	Women's 3000m	2006	Torino, ITA
6	Women's Team Pursuit (6 laps)	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
6	Women's 1500m	2002	Salt Lake City, USA
7	Women's 1500m	1998	Nagano, JPN
8	Women's 5000m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
9	Women's 3000m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
13	Women's Mass Start	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
19	Women's 1500m	2014	Sochi, RUS

European Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's Allround	2009	Heerenveen, NED
1	Women's Allround	2006	Hamar, NOR
2	Women's Allround	2012	Budapest, HUN
2	Women's Allround	2004	Heerenveen, NED
3	Women's Allround	2005	Heerenveen, NED

World Single Distance Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's 3000m	2004	Seoul, KOR
2	Women's 5000m	2018	Gangneung, KOR
2	Women's 5000m	2007	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2	Women's 3000m	2005	Inzell, GER
2	Women's 5000m	2005	Inzell, GER
3	Women's 5000m	2015	Heerenveen, NED
3	Women's 3000m	2013	Sochi, RUS
3	Women's 5000m	2013	Sochi, RUS
3	Women's 5000m	2012	Heerenveen, NED
3	Women's 5000m	2011	Inzell, GER
3	Women's Team Pursuit	2011	Inzell, GER
3	Women's Team Pursuit	2008	Nagano, JPN
3	Women's Team Pursuit	2007	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
3	Women's 5000m	2004	Seoul, KOR

World Allround Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women's Allround	2006	Calgary, AB, CAN
2	Women's Allround	2004	Hamar, NOR
3	Women's Allround	2005	Moscow, RUS

World Cup
Season	Women's 1000m	Women's 1500m	Women's Mass Start	Women's Team Pursuit	Women's Long Distances
2020/21			6	7	12
2019/20			7		11
2018/19		53	7		9
2017/18			4		5
2016/17			8		5
2015/16		37	19		7
2014/15		41	7		2
2013/14		12	6		2
2012/13		14	5		2
2011/12	39	11	2		3
2010/11		28			15
2009/10					47
2008/09		10			6
2007/08		7			2
2006/07		13			3
2005/06		7			2
2004/05		10			1
2003/04		5			1

Nickname:

Goldclaudi, Goldstein

Hobbies:

Watching sports (Formula 1, ice hockey)

Occupation:

Athlete, Police officer

Family:

Partner, Matthias Grosse.

Languages spoken:

German

Club name:

Eisbaeren Juniors Berlin

Other sports:

Track cycling: Competed in 500m time trial at the 2011 National Championships.

Inline speed skating: Finished 110th in the road marathon at the 2019 World Championships (out of 178 finishers).

Debut:

1991 World Cup in Berlin (1500 m - 21st)

Injuries:

January 2017: Back injury.

National team:

1991

Start:

Originally a figure skater, but she did not like the daily ballet training, so switched to speed skating in 1982. (Schaatsseizoen 48, 2020)

Ambition:

Compete at her eighth Olympic Winter Games at Beijing 2022. (desg.de, 2021)

Memorable:

Winning her first Olympic gold medal, in the 5000m at Lillehammer 1994. (isu.org, 2021)

Philosophy:

"Giving up is not an option!" (desg.de, 2021)

Award:

Berlin Athlete of the Year (2017)
German Association of Sport Journalists Golden Ribbon (2012)
RTL Sportswoman of the Year (2002)

General Interest

FAMILY RIVALRY
At the 2022 German Single Distance Championships, 49-year-old Pechstein won her 40th (3000m) and 41st (5000m) national title, beating 19-year-old Victoria Stirnemann, who won bronze in both distances. Victoria's mother is Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, whom Pechstein beat to Olympic 5000m gold at Lillehammer 1994 and Nagano 1998. (bild.de, 30 Oct 2021)

DOPING
During the 2009 World Allround Championships, she was removed from the competition as her blood passport indicated use of illegal substances and she was given a two-year suspension. She denied the accusation and claimed the anomalous values were due to an inherited condition. She attempted to overturn the suspension in court but failed to do so before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Swiss federal court, causing her to miss the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. She returned to competition in 2011.

POLITICAL AMBITIONS
Participated in the 2021 German federal elections, standing as a candidate in Berlin for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, but was not elected. (cdu.berlin, 2021)

Milestones

Has competed in eight Olympic Winter Games, tying the record for Winter Olympians held by ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (JPN).

Is the oldest female to compete at the Olympic Winter Games.

Most decorated German Winter Olympian, with five gold medals and three silver.

Became the first speed skater to win nine Olympic medals, but has been surpassed by Ireen Wust (11).

First speed skater to win medals in five different Olympic Games.

By participating at PyeongChang 2018 at age 46, she became the oldest woman to compete in speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games. If she competes in Beijing, she will be the second-oldest Olympic speed skater, behind Albert Tebbit (GBR), who was 52 in 1924.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/ClaudiPechstein
https://www.instagram.com/claudiapechstein/
Athlete Website: https://claudia-pechstein.de

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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