Bente Kraus

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Bente Kraus
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Kraus in 2013
Personal information
Born (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 34)
Berlin, Germany
Height5.64 ft (172 cm) [1]
Weight150 lb (68 kg) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Speed skating

Bente Kraus (born 21 February 1989) is a German speed skater. She finished seventh in the women's 5000 metres event [2] and eighth in the women's 3000 metres event [3] at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships. She also had attended the 2014 Sochi Olympics where she received no medals. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bente Kraus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Essent ISU World Single Distances Championships 2013 Result 5000m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "Essent ISU World Single Distances Championships 2013 Result 3000m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.