Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

Gunda Niemann- Stirnemann ( born September 7, 1966 in Special Hausen, born Kleemann ) is a former starting for the ESC Erfurt German speed skater.

Development

Only later came the Thuringian for speed skating. In her childhood she tried out a variety of sports, including cycling, swimming, volleyball, table tennis and athletics. In September 1983, she discovered the runners sport in itself. In 1985, she won her first gold medal at the Children 's and Youth in Karl- Marx-Stadt. The first international success came Gunda Niemann in 1989 with their first European title. In 1991, she was in Hamar first time World Champion in the all around, the title she won in 1993 in Berlin and 1996 on the single plug. The first Olympic gold medal she won at the Winter Games in 1992.

The experts gave the young Gunda Kleemann first hardly a chance. Its characteristic, wide running style was perceived as unattractive and ineffective. With unbridled ambition and iron discipline - often they attended sessions of the men - they punished all critics wrong and ran into the hearts of skating fans. Especially in the Netherlands it was received enthusiastic skating regularly with frenetic jubilation.

The surprising introduction of the hinged skate in the 1990s that had been slept by German officials, and the associated change in running technique met Gunda by secretly trained without the knowledge and against the resistance of the coaches and officials with the new device and the middle in the current season, the ice moved. The success gave her right here and given the medals silent criticism soon.

After separating from her success coach Gabi foot in the summer of 1994 she joined Stephan Gneupel their successors. Since 2000, she trained with Klaus Ebert. After maternity leave, she went to work in the 2003/2004 season with victory over 5,000 m in the German Championships and 2nd to 5th places at World Cups and World Championships back impressively. On October 27, 2005, it was because of recurring back problems her career end known.

Achievements

With eight Olympic medals ( three gold, four silver, one bronze ) from four games, 19 World Cup, 8 EM and 34 German league titles, 98 individual routes and 19 overall victories in the World Cup as well as many second and third places is Gunda Niemann- Stirnemann the most successful speed skater in history. 19 times she set new world records and was 11 years ( since 1994) the owner of the unofficial record over 10,000 meters of the ladies, which was undercut by the Canadian Clara Hughes by less than 3 seconds until the year 2005. She dominated in the 1990s, the long - and medium-haul routes as well as the all-around almost arbitrarily and was considered virtually unbeatable. In the season 1994/95 they won the German, European and World Championships in the all around with wins over each of all routes. In the 1998 Olympics, there was a dramatic finale. Gunda Niemann ran the first 5,000 meters under 7 minutes, but was pleased a few minutes with this success. The launching time for her Claudia Pechstein thus had a timing and undercut the time by 4 hundredths of a second, which is about a skate length Pechstein 5 km to the finish line rather crossed.

Honors

She was elected to the speed skater of the century. Numerous international consumer and trade Jury Prizes complete the track record. 2001 received the new Eisschnelllaufhalle in Erfurt, which would hardly have arisen without their initiative, the name Gunda Niemann- Stirnemann Hall. 1999 and 2001 chose the readers Gunda Niemann- Stirnemann to nd - Athlete of the Year.

Family

Gunda Niemann- Stirnemann is married to his second wife after divorcing her first husband ( Niemann ) with its Swiss manager Oliver Stirnemann since 2002 and has a daughter.

Statistics

  • Olympic Winter Games 1992: Gold over 3,000 m, 5,000 m and 1,500 m silver
  • 1994: silver and bronze in the 5,000 m 1,500 m
  • 1998: gold over 3,000 m and two silver medals in the 5,000 m and 1,500 m
  • World Championships - More battle 1989: Silver
  • 1991-1993: Gold
  • 1995-1999: Gold
  • 2000: Silver
  • World Championships - individual routes 1996: gold over 3,000 m
  • 1997: gold over 1,500 m, 3,000 m and 5,000 m
  • 1998: gold over 3,000 m and 5,000 m and 1,500 m silver
  • 1999: gold over 3,000 m and 5,000 m and 1,500 m silver
  • 2000: gold and silver in the 5,000 m 3,000 m
  • 2001: gold over 3,000 m and 5,000 m

Trainer

2014, it was in Erfurt trainer of the training group with Stephanie Beckert, Patrick Beckert and Judith Hesse.

Winter Olympic Games World All-Round Speed Skating Championships 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2000 World Allround Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance Championships 1996 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 1997 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2000 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships European Speed Skating Championships ISU Speed Skating World Cup Spartakiad Chemnitz Clap skate List of Olympic medalists in speed skating Integrated Authority File
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