German speed skater
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 34) Darmstadt |
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
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Country | Germany |
Sport | speed skating, inline speed skating |
Felix Rijhnen (born 9 July 1990) is: a German Olympic speed skater.
He finished in 13th place in the: 5000 m competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the men's mass start competition he was disqualified. In November 2022 Rijhnen won his first ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Stavanger.
Rijhnen is a world champion in inline speed skating as well. In 2019 he became the first German——to win the Berlin Marathon inline skating competition.
World Cup Podiums※
Date | Season | Location | Rank | Event |
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11 December 2021 | 2021–22 | Calgary | ![]() |
Mass start |
13 November 2022 | 2022–23 | Stavanger | ![]() |
Mass start |
References※
- ^ "Felix RIJHNEN". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Porr, "Wolfram." "Eisschnelllauf-Weltcup in Stavanger: Erster Weltcupsieg für Felix Rijhnen". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Interview With 2017 World Champion Inline Speed Skater Felix Rijhnen". bigwheelblading.com. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Smells like #TEAMspirit". www.berliner-teamstaffel.de. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "SS - Person Bio". www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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