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Christian Breuer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameChristian Peter•Breuer
Used nameChristian•Breuer
Born3 November 1976 in Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements180 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsEC Grefrath, Grefrath (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

Christian Breuer was a German middle-distance speed skater who performed at the 1998 Nagano and 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. He finished ninth over 1,500 metres in 1998 as his best result. Domestically, he won 15 German national titles and set 16 German records. From 2004-11 Breuer was the athletes’ spokesman within the German Speed Skating Association. By profession, he became a police commissioner and sports coordinator at the Federal Police Sports School in Bad Endorf.

Personal Bests: 500 – 35.57 (2002); 1000 – 1:09.48 (2006); 1500 – 1:45.49 (2006); 5000 – 6:35.22 (1999); 10000 – 14:01.80 (1999).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1998 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) GER Christian Breuer
500 metres, Men (Olympic) 19
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) 16
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) 9
2002 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) GER Christian Breuer
500 metres, Men (Olympic) 26
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) 30
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) DNF

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1998 Winter Olympics 9 – 10 February 1998 Speed Skating (Skating) 500 metres, Men (2 races) Final Standings 73.19 19
1998 Winter Olympics 12 February 1998 Speed Skating (Skating) 1,500 metres, Men Final Standings 1:50.96 9

Special Notes