Sylke Luding (born 1 December 1968[1]) is a former East German long track speed skater, who was active between 1982 and 1991.[2] She was a member of SC Einheit Dresden and the East Germany national sprint team and represented her nation at international competitions.
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| Born | 1 December 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Einheit Dresden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Junior level edit
As a junior she won the bronze medal at the 1987 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. At the end of the season she set three world records during an international competition between East Germany and the Soviet Union.[3] She set twice the 500 metre world record. Besides of that she set the sprint classification world record.[4][5] For several years skaters struggled with this time.[6] The record was finally broken in November 1990 by Kyoko Shimazaki.[7]
Senior level edit
At elite level she made her ISU Speed Skating World Cup debut during the 1985–86 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in the sprint distances in Davos and Berlin. She had three top-8 classifications at the World Cups. She rode her last World Cup race during the 1987–88 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin.[8] Due to an injury she couldn't start at 1989–90 ISU Speed Skating World Cup events.[9] She also competed at other international competitions.[8]
She won three bronze medals at the German Single Distance Championships in the 500 metres (2x) and 1000 metres (1x). Between 1985 and 1990 she had at least 10 starts at national championships.[8] She had tough skating competition from her teammates in SC Einheit Dresden which was in the world top class from the skaters Karin Kania (olympic champion), Andrea Ehrig (olympic champion), Christa Rothenburger (olympic champion), Skadi Walter (olympic top-5), Carola Bürger and Heike Pöhland.
Records edit
Personal records edit
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 40,89 | 21.03.1987 | Medeo | |
| 1000 m | 1.22,84 | 20.03.1987 | Medeo | |
| 1500 m | 2.16,83 | 01.03.1987 | Strömsund | |
| 3000 m | 4.52,24 | 28.02.1987 | Strömsund | |
Family and coach edit
Her mental coach was Olympic medalist in both speed skating and cycling Christa Rothenburger.[11]
Luding is the daughter of sprint speed skating coach Ernst Luding of his first marriage. Later he married with Christa Rothenburger.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ Biographies / Germany / Sylke Luding at International Skating Union, visited 13 January 2021
- ^ "SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Leidsch Dagblad | 23 maart 1987 | pagina 21". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - De Volkskrant". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Amigoe". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "DDR-dames eenzaam aan de top". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 November 1989. p. 23.
- ^ "Skaters: Sylke Luding". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Gevonden in Delpher - De Volkskrant". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - De Telegraaf". www.delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
External links edit
- Sylke Luding in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Sylke Luding at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Sylke Luding at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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