Claudia Pechstein
Claudia Pechstein (born 22 February 1972) is a German speed skater. She has won five Olympic gold medals. With a total of nine Olympic medals, five gold, two silver and two bronze, she was the most successful Olympic speed skater, male or female, of all-time, until the gold medal of Ireen Wüst in the 2018 Winter Olympics of PyeongChang, and also the most successful German Winter Olympian of all-time. After the World Championships in Norway in February 2009, Pechstein was accused of blood doping and banned from all competitions for two years. Biography Pechstein was born in East Berlin. She held a world record on the 5000 m track with the time 6:46.91 achieved on the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on 23 February 2002, which was beaten by Martina Sáblíková on the same oval five years later. Pechstein is a sergeant in the German Federal Police and trains at the force's sports training centre at Bad Endorf. Pechstein is the first female Winter Olympian to win medals in ...
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East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as West Berlin. From 13 August 1961 until 9 November 1989, East Berlin was separated from West Berlin by the Berlin Wall. The Western Allied powers did not recognize East Berlin as the GDR's capital, nor the GDR's authority to govern East Berlin. On 3 October 1990, the day Germany was officially German reunification, reunified, East and West Berlin formally reunited as the city of Berlin. Overview With the London Protocol (1944), London Protocol of 1944 signed on 12 September 1944, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union decided to divide Germany into three occupation zones and to establish a special area of Berlin, which was occupied by the three Allied Forces together. In May 1945, the Soviet Union installed a city gove ...
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World Speed Skating Championships
The International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ... organises the following World Championships in the sport of speed skating: Records World Allround Men Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Women Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Junior ; Multiple champions (overall classification) ; Boys ; Girls World Sprint Men Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Women Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com World Single Distances Men Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Women Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com World Short Track (Overall) Men Women Combined all-time medal count Updated after the 2022 World Allround Speed Skating Championships. ''This table include all medals won at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships (1889–2022), World Sprint Speed Skating Ch ...
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2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest, Hungary, on 10–11 February 2001. German Anni Friesinger and Dutchman Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma (born 13 April 1970) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. His nickname is the ''Beer van Lemmer'', which translates to the Bear from Lemmer, analogous to Igor Zhelezovski's nickname "The Bear from Minsk", both of which ... became the world champions. Men's championships Allround results NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualified Women's championships Allround results NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualified Rules All 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 12 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings ...
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2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 9 and 11 March 2001 in the Utah Olympic Oval. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 2001 2001 World Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance, 2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...

1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6–7 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway. It was the first tournament with 24 participants. Title defenders were the 1998 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma (born 13 April 1970) is a Dutch former long track speed skater. His nickname is the ''Beer van Lemmer'', which translates to the Bear from Lemmer, analogous to Igor Zhelezovski's nickname "The Bear from Minsk", both of which ... from the Netherlands became world champions. Men's championships Allround results NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualified bold signifies championship record. Women's championships Allround results NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualified bold signifies championship record. Rules ...
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1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 1999 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 1999 1999 World Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance, 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ... World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, 1999 ...
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1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 13–15 March 1998 in the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann and Ids Postma were the world title holders from the previous year and successfully defended their titles. It was Niemann-Stirnemann's seventh all-round world title. Allround results Men Women bold signifies championship record. References External linksResults on SpeedSkatingNews {{World Speed Skating Championships 1998 World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters entering the first three distances (500 m, ... World Allround, 1998 ...
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1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 27 and 29 March 1998 in the Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 1998 1998 World Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance, 1998 Sport in Calgary World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...

1997 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1997 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 14–16 February 1997 in the M-Wave stadium in Nagano, Japan. Title defenders were the 1996 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands became world champions. Allround results Men bold signifies championship record. Women bold signifies championship record. References External linksResults on SpeedSkatingNews {{World Speed Skating Championships 1997 World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters entering the first three distances (500 m, ... World Allround, 1997 ...
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1996 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1996 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 14–16 February 1997 in the Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion stadium in Inzell, Germany. This was the first World Championships where men and women competed at the same time and venue. Title defenders were the 1995 world champions Gunda Niemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands. Both prolongated their titles. Allround results Men NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)NS=did not start* = Includes a fall Women NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)NS= Did not start* = Includes a fall References External linksResults on SpeedSkatingNews {{World Speed Skating Championships 1996 World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters enter ...
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2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 2004 in the Taereung Indoor Ice Rink, Seoul, South Korea. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table External links ISU results {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 2004 2004 World Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2004 in South Korean sport International speed skating competitions hosted by South Korea Sport in Seoul World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...

2003 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2003 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held 14–16 March 2003 in the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, Germany. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table External links ISU Results {{World Speed Skating Championships 2003 World Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance, 2003 Speed skating in Berlin 2003 in German sport 2003 in Berlin World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ...