Franziska Schenk
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Franziska Michaela•Schenk |
| Used name | Franziska•Schenk |
| Born | 13 March 1974 in Erfurt, Thüringen (GER) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 67 kg |
| Affiliations | ESC Erfurt, Erfurt (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Franziska Schenk is today well-known as a TV sports commentator for speed skating and Olympic Games, working for the German TV channels ARD and MDR since 1998. In her Olympic career she won the bronze medal over 500 metres at Lillehammer in 1994, placing fourth in the 1994 1,000 and 1998 500 metres. In 1997 Schenk won the Sprint World Allround and the 1,000 metres Worldcup. Her collection was completed by five national titles and four runner-up placements.
In 2000 she had a controversial photo session with her body painted only by silver color. At Mainz she successfully studied German, movie and media science, and journalism. She then became sports moderator for the German TV-channel ARD.
Personal Bests: 500 – 38.31 (1998); 1000 – 1:15.46 (1998); 1500 – 2:02.76 (1997); 3000 – 4:32.39 (1991).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Franziska Schenk | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Franziska Schenk | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | 13 – 14 February 1998 | Speed Skating (Skating) | 500 metres, Women (2 races) | Final Standings | 77.45 | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (0–0–3 1997 Warszawa bronze: 500 m and 1000 m; 1998 Calgary bronze: 1000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (1–0–2 1995 Milwaukee bronze: sprint; 1996 Heerenveen bronze: sprint; 1997 Hamar gold: sprint)