Felix Rijhnen

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Felix Rijhnen
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Rijhnen in 2017
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 34)
Darmstadt, Germany
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport
Medal record
Men's road Inline speed skating
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Montesilvano-Sulmona 15000 m elimination
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Montesilvano-SulmonaMarathon

Felix Rijhnen (born 9 July 1990) is a German Olympic speed skater.

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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. [1] In November 2022 Rijhnen won his first ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Stavanger. [2]

Rijhnen is a world champion in inline speed skating as well. [3] In 2019 he became the first German to win the Berlin Marathon inline skating competition. [4]

World Cup Podiums

[5]

DateSeasonLocationRankEvent
11 December 2021 2021–22 Calgary Bronze medal icon.svgMass start
13 November 2022 2022–23 Stavanger Gold medal icon.svgMass start

References

  1. ↑ "Felix RIJHNEN". Beijing 2022 Olympics . Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Porr, Wolfram. "Eisschnelllauf-Weltcup in Stavanger: Erster Weltcupsieg für Felix Rijhnen". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Interview With 2017 World Champion Inline Speed Skater Felix Rijhnen". bigwheelblading.com. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Smells like #TEAMspirit". berliner-teamstaffel.de. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "SS - Person Bio". isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.


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