Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann simply astonishes me. Three Olympic golds and eight medals total in speed skating, dominating the 3000m across 1992 and 1998 plus the 5000m, speaks to a stamina and consistency most athletes can only dream of. Winning the Oscar Mathisen Award three straight years from 1995 to 1997 tells me she didn't just peak, she reigned over women's long-distance skating for an era. The Thuringian honors and her place in Germany's Sports Hall of Fame feel richly earned. I'm always drawn to athletes who master one discipline so completely, and she stands among the very best.

Name (English)

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

Name (Japanese)

グンダ・ニーマン＝シュティルネマン

Reading

ぐんだ・にーまん＝しゅてぃるねまん

Born

September 7, 1966 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany

Height

170 cm

Occupation

speed skater / speed skating trainer

Awards & achievements

• Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia
• 1995 Oscar Mathisen Award
• Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
• 1996 Oscar Mathisen Award
• 1997 Oscar Mathisen Award

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://gundaniemann.de
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8D%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Thuringia
• speed skater
• speed skating trainer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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