Rita Blankenburg
German speed skater
![]() Rita Blankenburg in 1964 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1942-02-22) 22 February 1942 (age 82) Berlin, Germany |
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Speed skating |
Club | Berliner Turn- und Sportclub (TSC) - 01.1963-1968 SC Einheit Berlin (ScB) - 31.12.1962 |
Rita Blankenburg (later Schmidt, born 22 February 1942) is a retired German speed skater.[1][2] She has been coached by Erich Löwenberger.
Schmidt represented her nation at the 1964 Winter Olympics in the 3000 m event and finished in 17th place. She also competed also at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1966, finishing 28th overall.[3]
Between 1959 and 1967 she competed sixteen times at national championships (several national events per year), winning a bronze medal in the 500m in 1966.[3]
Records
Personal records
Personal records | ||||
Women's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 48.90 | 05.03.1966 | Berlin (GER) | |
1000 m | 1:41.20 | 29.01.1966 | Zakopane (POL) | |
1500 m | 2:32.50 | 03.02.1966 | Zakopane (POL) | |
3000 m | 5:33.00 | 29.01.1966 | Zakopane (POL) |
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References
- ^ Rita Blankenburg. sports-reference.com
- ^ "SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Skaters: Rita Schmidt". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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