Daniela Anschütz-Thoms
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Daniela•Anschütz-Thoms |
| Used name | Daniela•Anschütz-Thoms |
| Born | 20 November 1974 in Erfurt, Thüringen (GER) |
| Measurements | 165 cm / 60 kg |
| Affiliations | ESC Erfurt, Erfurt (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms was a German speed skater who specialized in the long distances. She was named the Queen of Fourth Places as she earned this placement ten times in her career, two of them at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and a few weeks later another at the World Allround Championships. Nevertheless she won two Olympic gold medals in the team pursuit in 2006 and 2010, and in 2005, also became World Champion in this competition. As of 2010 she has collected 10 German national titles and 14 runner-ups. She was educated as a paralegal.
Personal Bests: 500 – 39.38 (2008); 1000 – 1:16.22 (2008); 1500 – 1:53.80 (2008); 3000 – 3:58.59 (2007); 5000 – 6:56.15 (2006).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Daniela Anschütz | |||
| 3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| 5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | |||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| 3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Team Pursuit (6 laps), Women (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms | |||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| 3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| Team Pursuit (6 laps), Women (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Speed Skating (Team Pursuit – 13 November 2005 - 6 December 2009: 2:56.04 (13 November 2005; Calgary, CAN) (competed as Daniela Anschütz))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Speed Skating Championships (0–2–1 2005 Heerenveen silver: Allround (competed as Daniela Anschütz); 2009 Heerenveen silver: Allround; 2010 Hamar bronze: Allround)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships (0–0–1 2003 Göteborg bronze: Allround (competed as Daniela Anschütz))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (1–0–3 2005 Inzell gold: team pursuit; 2007 Salt Lake City bronze: team pursuit; 2008 Nagano bronze: 3000 m and team pursuit)