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
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 place2006 TurinTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverTeam pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 InzellTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2003 GothenburgAllround
Bronze medal – third place2007 Salt Lake CityTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2008 Nagano3000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 HeerenveenAllround
Silver medal – second place2009 HeerenveenAllround
Bronze medal – third place2010 HamarAllround

Records

Personal records
Personal records[3]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m39.383 November 2007Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:15.9613 December 2009Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:53.8017 November 2007Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m3:58.074 December 2009Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m6:56.1519 March 2006Olympic Oval, Calgary

World records
World records[4]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
Team pursuit2:56.0412 November 2005Olympic Oval, CalgaryWorld record (with Claudia Pechstein and Anni Friesinger) until beaten by Kristina Groves, Brittany Schussler and Christine Nesbitt on 6 December 2009.[5]

References
  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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