Claudia Pechstein

Claudia Pechstein
Pechstein in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1972-02-22) 22 February 1972
East Berlin, East Germany
Sport
Country Germany (1990–)
 East Germany (1988–1990)
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1988
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer 5000 m
1998 Nagano 5000 m
2002 Salt Lake City 3000 m
2002 Salt Lake City 5000 m
2006 Turin Team pursuit
1998 Nagano 3000 m
2006 Turin 5000 m
1992 Albertville 5000 m
1994 Lillehammer 3000 m
World Championships
1996 Hamar 5000 m
2000 Nagano 1500 m
2000 Nagano 3000 m
2000 Milwaukee Allround
2003 Berlin 5000 m
2004 Seoul 3000 m
1996 Hamar 1500 m
1996 Hamar 3000 m
1996 Inzell Allround
1997 Nagano Allround
1998 Calgary 3000 m
1998 Calgary 5000 m
1998 Heerenveen Allround
1999 Heerenveen 3000 m
1999 Heerenveen 5000 m
1999 Hamar Allround
2000 Nagano 5000 m
2001 Salt Lake City 5000 m
2001 Budapest Allround
2003 Berlin 3000 m
2003 Gothenburg Allround
2004 Hamar Allround
2005 Inzell 3000 m
2005 Inzell 5000 m
2006 Calgary Allround
2007 Salt Lake City 5000 m
2017 Gangneung 5000 m
1998 Calgary 1500 m
1997 Warszawa 5000 m
2001 Salt Lake City 3000 m
2002 Heerenveen Allround
2004 Seoul 5000 m
2005 Moscow Allround
2007 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
2008 Nagano Team pursuit
2011 Inzell 5000 m
2011 Inzell Team pursuit
2012 Heerenveen 5000 m
2013 Sochi 3000 m
2013 Sochi 5000 m
2015 Heerenveen 5000 m
European Championships
1998 Helsinki Allround
2006 Hamar Allround
2009 Heerenveen Allround
1999 Heerenveen Allround
2001 Baselga di Piné Allround
2002 Erfurt Allround
2003 Heerenveen Allround
2004 Heerenveen Allround
2012 Budapest Allround
1996 Heerenveen Allround
2005 Heerenveen Allround

Claudia Pechstein (German pronunciation: [ˈklaʊdi̯a ˈpɛçʃtaɪn]; born 22 February 1972) is a retired German speed skater. She has won five Olympic gold medals. With a total of nine Olympic medals, five gold, two silver, and two bronze, she was previously the most successful Olympic speed skater, male or female, of all time, (later superseded by Ireen Wüst during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang). Pechstein is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time. After the World Championships in Norway in February 2009, Pechstein was accused of blood doping and banned from all competitions for two years.

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