Danny Kah (born 5 May 1967 in
Two Wells, South Australia) is a former
ice speed skater from
Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
, starting in
1988
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in
Calgary, Canada.
Kah retired from speedskating in 1994 but still holds the national records on the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. By 11 January 2009, Kah was placed 463rd on the
Adelskalender, the rankinglist of all-time personal bests.
Adelskalender
Achievements
*World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892.
History
Distances used
* In 1889, three distances had to be skated: 1/2 ...
(8 participations):
** 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
*** Best result 7th in 1991
*World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years (1970–1971), they were called the ''ISU Sprint Championships''.
Medal winners Sprint championships
Medal table
...
(1 participation):
** 1991
*** Best result 26th in 1991
*World Junior Speed Skating Championships
In 1971, the ISU congress decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After two test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only a boys' competition was held in the 1972 edition, the first official championship was introduced in Co ...
(1 participation):
** 1985
*** 18th in 1985
Personal records
References
External links
*
DESG
1967 births
Living people
People from Two Wells, South Australia
Australian male speed skaters
Australian male short track speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters for Australia
Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Universiade medalists in short track speed skating
Universiade silver medalists for Australia
Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade
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