Jürgen Schmidt (born 11 July 1941) is a retired German
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 skatin ...
. In 1964 he won three national titles, in 5000 m, 10000 m and all-around,
[ and was selected for the ]1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...
, where he finished in 39th place in the 1500 m and 5000 m events.[
Personal bests:][
*500 m – 43.6 (1964)
* 1500 m – 2:14.5 (1964)
* 5000 m – 8:16.3 (1964)
* 10000 m – 17:04.6 (1964)
]
References
1941 births
German male speed skaters
Living people
Olympic speed skaters for the United Team of Germany
Speed skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters from Berlin
20th-century German people
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