Andreas Ehrig (born 20 October 1959 in
Langenbernsdorf) is a former
speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...
from
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
. Ehrig took part twice in the
Winter Olympics in
1980
Events January
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and
1984
Events
January
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, where he ended five times in the top ten and once finished eleventh.
Personal records
Resultats
:''- = no participation
:''NC# = not qualified for the final distance, but as # listed in the final ranking''
:''(#, #, #, #) = distance position on all-round tournament (500m, 5000m, 1500m, 10000m) or on junior tournament (500m, 1500m, 1000m, 3000m).''
Medal table
References
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Andreas Ehrig on SpeedSkatingNews.infoAndreas Ehrig on SpeedSkatingStats.com*
PB's of Ehrig on Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
Living people
1959 births
Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
German male speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters of East Germany
World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
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