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Also Known As Gunda Kleeman
Born September 7, 1966 (age 58) • Germany
Awards And Honors Winter Olympic Games

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Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships, where she won the world all-around title.
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Pechstein, Claudia
Claudia Pechstein
German speed skater
Yvonne van Gennip
Dutch speed skater
Johann Olav Koss
Norwegian speed skater
Hackl, Georg
Georg Hackl
German luger
Apolo Anton Ohno competing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Apolo Anton Ohno
American speed skater
Sven Kramer
Dutch skater
Ireen Wüst
Ireen Wüst
Dutch speed skater
Hjalmar Andersen
Norwegian speed skater
Clas Thunberg
Finnish speed skater
Irving Jaffee
American speed skater
Ivar Ballangrud
Norwegian speed skater
Knut Johannesen
Norwegian speed skater
Lidiya Skoblikova
Lidiya Skoblikova
Russian skater
Ard Schenk
Dutch speed skater
Eric Heiden
Eric Heiden
American athlete
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair
American speed skater
Cathy Turner
American speed skater
Karin Enke
German skater
Speed skater and cyclist Christa Luding-Rothenburger
Christa Luding-Rothenburger
East German speed skater and cyclist
Bjørn Daehlie
Bjørn Daehlie
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