Helga Haase
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Helga Haase was a speedskater
in the GDR. She was born in Danzig and died in East Berlin
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, which looked for high-speed ice skaters to the world and married thereupon her coach Helmut Haase.
From 1957 to 1967, Haase (hare) reached 15 GDR master skating titles on separate distances ('Einzelstrecken'), an additional seven titles in combination results (Samalog or 'Mehrkampf' in German) and a further four on a very small indoor rink ('Kleinbahn'), a fore runner of present indoor short track skating.
, Switzerland
) With the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley, she won, as first German speedskater and as a first sportswoman of the GDR, a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games, the gold medal over 500m
. That medal also was the first olympic medal for any woman in women's speed skating, as it was not before on the Olympic program. She also won the silver medal over 1000 m and finished at a respectable 8th place over 1500 m., and all of this despite the prohibition of the entry for her husband/coach.
. In the course of her career Helga Haase skated 23 German records.
because of disablement . She worked also in the central guidance of the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
in the GDR. She was born in Danzig and died in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
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Career
Helga's career began 1952, when she introduced herself at 18 years at the SC Dynamo BerlinSC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
, which looked for high-speed ice skaters to the world and married thereupon her coach Helmut Haase.
From 1957 to 1967, Haase (hare) reached 15 GDR master skating titles on separate distances ('Einzelstrecken'), an additional seven titles in combination results (Samalog or 'Mehrkampf' in German) and a further four on a very small indoor rink ('Kleinbahn'), a fore runner of present indoor short track skating.
1960: the Olympic Winter Games
In preparation of the Olympic Wintergames of 1960 she went to Davos with the ladies of the unified German team and broke the multi-combination world record in DavosEisstadion Davos
Vaillant Arena is an arena in Davos, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Davos. It holds 7,080 people, of which 3,280 are seated...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) With the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley, she won, as first German speedskater and as a first sportswoman of the GDR, a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games, the gold medal over 500m
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M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...
. That medal also was the first olympic medal for any woman in women's speed skating, as it was not before on the Olympic program. She also won the silver medal over 1000 m and finished at a respectable 8th place over 1500 m., and all of this despite the prohibition of the entry for her husband/coach.
1964: the Olympic Winter Games
In the Olympic season of 1964, she reached again peak performance, resulting in a fourth place over 1000 m and a fifth place over 1500 m with the Olympic Games in InnsbruckInnsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
. In the course of her career Helga Haase skated 23 German records.
Post-career
In 1978, her grandson Robert Haase was born. Starting from 1984 she went into a pensionPension
In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement...
because of disablement . She worked also in the central guidance of the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.
Records
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