Anne Henning
Anne Elisabeth Henning (born September 6, 1955 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is a former American speed skater .
Live and act
Anne Henning finished second behind Ruth Schleiermacher from the GDR at the sprint world championship in 1971 . She set three official and two unofficial world records over 500 meters and one official world record over 1000 meters.
She won gold over 500 meters and bronze over 1000 meters at the Olympic Games in Sapporo in 1972 at the age of 16 .
She ended her career as a speed skater after winning the Olympic Games.
literature
- Bill Mallon , Ian Buchanan : Quest for Gold. The encyclopedia of American olympians . Leisure Press, New York 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4 .
Web links
- Anne Henning in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Statistics at speed skating news
1960: Helga Haase | 1964: Lidija Skoblikowa | 1968: Lyudmila Titowa | 1972: Anne Henning | 1976: Sheila Young | 1980: Karin Enke | 1984: Christa Rothenburger | 1988: Bonnie Blair | 1992: Bonnie Blair | 1994: Bonnie Blair | 1998: Catriona LeMay Doan | 2002: Catriona LeMay Doan | 2006: Svetlana Schurowa | 2010: Lee Sang-hwa | 2014: Lee Sang-hwa | 2018: Nao Kodaira
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henning, Anne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henning, Anne Elisabeth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American speed skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Raleigh, North Carolina |