Daniela Anschütz-Thoms

Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (born 20 November 1974) is a German former speed skater. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit with the German team, and four years later she defended the title in Vancouver.[1] She is married to former speed skater Marian Thoms since December 2005.[2]

Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Anschutz-Thoms in 2006
Personal information
Born (1974-11-20) 20 November 1974 (age 50)
Erfurt, East Germany
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Country Germany
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Inzell Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Gothenburg Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nagano 3000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Heerenveen Allround
Silver medal – second place 2009 Heerenveen Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Hamar Allround

Records

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Personal records

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Personal records[3]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 39.38 3 November 2007 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1:15.96 13 December 2009 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:53.80 17 November 2007 Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m 3:58.07 4 December 2009 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m 6:56.15 19 March 2006 Olympic Oval, Calgary

World records

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World records[4]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
Team pursuit 2:56.04 12 November 2005 Olympic Oval, Calgary World record (with Claudia Pechstein and Anni Friesinger) until beaten by Kristina Groves, Brittany Schussler and Christine Nesbitt on 6 December 2009.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Olympic Games Team pursuit Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Daniela Anschuetz-Thoms - Biography | NBC Olympics". Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  3. ^ "Daniela Anschütz-Thoms". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Daniela Anschütz-Thoms". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Evolution of the world record Team pursuit Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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Records
Preceded by Women's team pursuit speed skating world record
12 November 2005 – 6 December 2009
With: Claudia Pechstein, Anni Friesinger
Succeeded by