Alexander Baumgartel

Alexander Baumgartel
nation	Germany
birthday	September 28, 1972
place of birth	Saint Petersburg ,  Soviet Union
size	188 cm
Weight	82 kg
Career
discipline	Individual distances and all-around
society	Eisbären Juniors Berlin
Trainer	Joachim Franke
Pers. Best times	6: 31.52 min (5000 m) January 29, 2000 in Calgary 13: 36.72 min (10,000 m) November 25, 2000 in Heerenveen
status	resigned
End of career	2003
Medal table
National medals 5 × 6 × 7 ×

Alexander Baumgärtel (born September 28, 1972 in Saint Petersburg ) is a former German speed skater .

Career

At the German Junior Championship in 1992 in the small four-way fight (over 500, 3000, 1500 and 5000 meters) he was able to take first place and thus became German Junior Champion. In 1992 he made his debut over 5000 and later over 10,000 meters in the World Cup. In total, he started 18 races, but was never able to occupy a podium. At the 1994 Winter Olympics , he was part of the German squad in Oslo , where he started over 5000 meters and finished 23rd. Baumgärtel also took part in the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano four years later , where he started over 10,000 meters in addition to the 5000 meters. Baumgärtel reached 13th place over 5000 meters and tenth place over 10,000 meters.

Web links

• Alexander Baumgärtel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Profile and results on speedskatingnews.info