Alexej Baumgärtner (also spelled Baumgaertner; born 13 July 1988) is a Russian-born German

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. Baumgärtner competed at the

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for Germany. In the

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he finished 21st, and in the 10000 metres he was 13th. As of September 2014, Baumgärtner's best performance at the

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is 8th, in the

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10000 metres. He won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Speed Skating Championships as part of the German team pursuit squad. Baumgärtner made his

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debut in January 2009. As of September 2014, Baumgärtner has three podium finishes, as part of the German team pursuit squad. His best individual World Cup finish is 5th, in a mass start race at

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in 2011–12. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 7th, in the mass start in 2011–12.

World Cup Podiums

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* * 1988 births Living people German male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Germany People from Glazov Russian emigrants to Germany {{Germany-speed-skating-bio-stub