Peter Michael (speed skater)
 Michael at the 2016 World Single Distance Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 May 1989 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Michael (born 9 May 1989) is a New Zealand long track speed skater and multiple world champion inline speed skater.[1][2] He is since 2022 a member of the Dutch Marathon team Team A6.nl.[3]
Michael won a total of 12 (4 Junior, 8 Senior) titles at the world inline skating championships and two medals at The World Games; in 2013 (gold) and 2017 (bronze). He has also been competing in ice speed skating since 2016. In 2017, he won silver and bronze medals at the World Single Distance Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.[1][2] Michael competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where his best finish was 4th in both the 5000 metres and the team pursuit.[4]
| Personal records[5] | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 37.44 | 28 February 2016 | Inzell, Germany | |
| 1000 m | 1:11.40 | 9 January 2022 | Inzell, Germany | |
| 1500 m | 1:44.96 | 9 December 2017 | Salt Lake City, USA | |
| 3000 m | 3:40.74 | 25 February 2017 | Inzell, Germany | |
| 5000 m | 6:09.68 | 10 December 2017 | Salt Lake City, USA | |
| 10000 m | 12:58.07 | 21 November 2015 | Salt Lake City, USA | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speed skater Michael grabs third medal at world championships". Stuff.co.nz. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Ice Skating: From wheels to blades, Kiwi at cutting edge". New Zealand Herald. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Team FrySk versterkt zich met Peter Michael".
- ^ "Winter Olympics: Kiwis Peter Michael, Reyon Kay miss out on medals in Pyeongchang". Newshub. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Peter Michael". SpeedSkatingResults.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Peter Michael Archived 10 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine at pyeongchang2018.com
- Inline World Championship results excluding 2016 at world-inline-cup.com
- Inline World Championship results 2016 at www.rollersports.org
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- 1989 births
- Inline speed skaters
- New Zealand male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for New Zealand
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- World Games gold medalists for New Zealand
- World Games medalists in roller sports
- World Games bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Sportspeople from Wellington City
- Medalists at the 2013 World Games
- Medalists at the 2017 World Games
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Speed skating biography stubs
- New Zealand winter sports biography stubs