Jenny Wolf
Encyclopedia
Jenny Wolf is a German
ice speed skater
who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating. On March 10, 2007 at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah
she broke the world record for the women's 500 m in her second race. She finished sixth on the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics
of Turin
, and tenth on the same distance in Salt Lake City
.
Wolf won the Speed Skating World Cup
in the 2005/2006 season on the 500 m. Her favorite distance is the 100 m, but this is not an Olympic event.
Wolf won the silver medal at the 500m
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, five hundredths of a second after South Korean Lee Sang-Hwa
over two races. Wolf was the world record holder in the event at the time.
On 13 November 2010, Wolf won her 40th 500 m World Cup race, thereby breaking Bonnie Blair
's record, who won 39 World Cup races on that distance.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ice speed skater
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...
who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating. On March 10, 2007 at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
she broke the world record for the women's 500 m in her second race. She finished sixth on the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, and tenth on the same distance in Salt Lake City
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
.
Wolf won the Speed Skating World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held...
in the 2005/2006 season on the 500 m. Her favorite distance is the 100 m, but this is not an Olympic event.
Wolf won the silver medal at the 500m
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval on 16th February 2010.- Records :Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.500 meters...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver, five hundredths of a second after South Korean Lee Sang-Hwa
Lee Sang-Hwa
Lee Sang-Hwa is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a World Championships medalist on the 500 metres, and on this distance she has also placed in the top three in World Cup events four times...
over two races. Wolf was the world record holder in the event at the time.
On 13 November 2010, Wolf won her 40th 500 m World Cup race, thereby breaking Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.-Career:Blair...
's record, who won 39 World Cup races on that distance.