Richard Wurster

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Richard Wurster
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NationalityAmerican
Born (1942-08-27) August 27, 1942 (age 77)
Schenectady, New York, United States
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Sport Speed skating

Richard Wurster (born August 27, 1942) is an American speed skater. He competed in the men's 1500 metres event at the 1968 Winter Olympics. [1]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Richard Wurster Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved October 28, 2019.