Moritz Geisreiter

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Moritz Geisreiter
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Geisreiter in 2018
Personal information
Born (1987-12-30) 30 December 1987 (age 36)
Bad Reichenhall, West Germany
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight214 lb (97 kg)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking9 (5000 & 10000 m)

Moritz Geisreiter (born 30 December 1987) is a German speed skater.

Geisreiter competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Germany. In the 5000 metres he finished 10th, and in the 10000 metres he was 8th. [1] [2]

As of September 2014, Geisreiter's best performance at the World Single Distance Championships is 4th, in the 2012 10000 metres. His best finish at the World All-Round Championships is 18th, in 2013. [3]

Geisreiter made his World Cup debut in December 2007. As of September 2014, Geisreiter's best World Cup finish is 4th, in a 5000 m race at Inzell in 2012–13. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 9th, in the 2011–12 5000 & 10000 m Cup. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moritz Geisreiter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 "SpeedSkatingStats.com Biography".


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