Lucille Opitz
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Lucille•Opitz (-Weber) |
| Used name | Lucille•Opitz |
| Born | 24 November 1977 in Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| Measurements | 169 cm / 63 kg |
| Affiliations | Berliner TSC, Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Lucille Opitz was a German speed skater who won a team pursuit gold at Torino in 2006 although she did not take part in the final but onlythe preliminaries. In the following two years she also earned two bronze medals in this competition at the World Championships. At the national championships she had five runner-up finishes. In March 2009 she married her boyfriend Gerd Weber.
Personal Bests: 500 – 40.65 (2006); 1000 – 1:20.71 (2006); 1500 – 1:57.13 (2007); 3000 – 4:05.16 (2005); 5000 – 7:14.11 (2007).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Lucille Opitz | |||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 30 | |||||
| 5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 14 | |||||
| Team Pursuit (6 laps), Women (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (0–0–2 2007 Salt Lake City bronze: team pursuit; 2008 Nagano bronze: team pursuit)