Michael Florian Hadschieff (born 5 October 1963) is a former

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Biography

At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances (500 m - 1,000 m - 1,500 m - 5,000 m - 10,000 m), winning medals in two of those. This performance earned him the first place in the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, taking over first place from Nikolay Gulyayev. Only three days later, he lost this first place to

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. Hadschieff won two World Cups: On the 1,500 m in 1986 and on the 1,000 m in 1989. His second win was a first place shared with

. Other notable results include winning silver at the European Allround Championships and bronze at the World Allround Championships, both in 1987. Hadschieff was awarded the Austrian ''Sportler des Jahres'' ("Sportsman of the Year") title in 1986.

Personal records

Hadschieff has an Adelskalender score of 157.884 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a first place.

References

* Eng, Trond. ''All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002''. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002. * Teigen, Magne. ''Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint''. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.

External links

Michael Hadschieff at SkateResults.com
* ttp://www.skatebase.com Personal records from ''The Skatebase''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hadschieff, Michael 1963 births Living people Austrian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Austria Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Sportspeople from Innsbruck Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Universiade medalists in speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Universiade gold medalists for Austria Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade