Sabine Völker
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Sabine•Völker |
| Used name | Sabine•Völker |
| Born | 11 May 1973 in Erfurt, Thüringen (GER) |
| Measurements | 162 cm / 58 kg |
| Affiliations | ESC Erfurt, Erfurt (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Sabine Völker was a successful German speed skater winning four Olympic medals crowned by the team pursuit gold at Torino in 2006 although she did not take part in the final but only in the preliminaries. Four years earlier at Salt Lake City she earned two silvers over 1,000 and 1,500 metres and one bronze over 500 metres. Völker also won silver at the 1998 World Sprint Championships, adding two bronzes in 1999 and 2005. She won silver medals at the World Championships over 1,000 metres in 2001 and 500 metres in 1997, with a 2005 bronze in the team pursuit. During her career Völker also won 10 national titles with 15 runner-ups. She retired in 2006, after studying economics.
Personal Bests: 500 – 37.57 (2002); 1000 – 1:13.96 (2002); 1500 – 1:54.57 (2005); 3000 – 4:10.31 (2006).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Sabine Völker | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Sabine Völker | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | GER |
Sabine Völker | |||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 21 | |||||
| Team Pursuit (6 laps), Women (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Winter Olympics | 13 – 14 February 2002 | Speed Skating (Skating) | 500 metres, Women (2 races) | Final Standings | 75.19 | 3 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Speed Skating (1000 m – 2 December 2001 - 17 February 2002: 1:14.06 (2 December 2001; Salt Lake City, USA); Sprint Combination – 2 December 2001 - 12 January 2003: 149.915 (1/2 December 2001; Salt Lake City, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (1–2–0 1997 Warszawa silver: 500 m; 2001 Salt Lake City silver: 1000 m; 2005 Inzell gold: team pursuit)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (0–1–2 1998 Berlin silver: sprint; 1999 Calgary bronze: sprint; 2005 Salt Lake City bronze: sprint)