Claudia Pechstein is a speed skater who has competed for Germany. She competed at eight Winter Olympic Games from 1992 to 2022. She was banned from competition during Vancouver 2010, due to irregularly high blood values. With her medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, she became the first speed skater to win medals at five different editions of the Olympic Games, and she is still the most decorated athlete to represent Germany at the Winter Olympic Games. She was chosen to be the German flag bearer during the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 with Francesco Friedrich.
Olympic Results[]
| Year | Event | Result |
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| 1992 | Women's 5000m | 
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| 1994 | Women's 3000m |
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| Women's 5000m | 
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| 1998 | Women's 1500m | 7th |
| Women's 3000m | 
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| Women's 5000m |
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| 2002 | Women's 1500m | 6th |
| Women's 3000m |
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| Women's 5000m |
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| 2006 | Women's 3000m | 5th |
| Women's 5000m |
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| Women's Team Pursuit |
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| 2014 | Women's 1500m | 19th |
| Women's 3000m | 4th | |
| Women's 5000m | 5th | |
| 2018 | Women's 3000m | 9th |
| Women's 5000m | 8th | |
| Women's Mass Start | 13th | |
| Women's Team Pursuit | 6th | |
| 2022 | Women's 3000m | 20th |
| Women's Mass Start | 9th |
1992[]
| Distance | Round | Time |
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| 5000 metres | Final | 7:39.80 |
1994[]
| Distance | Round | Time |
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| 3000 metres | Final | 4:18.34 |
| 5000 metres | Final | 7:14.37 |
1998[]
| Distance | Round | Time | |
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| 1500 metres | Final | 1:59.46 | |
| 3000 metres | Final | 4:08.47 | OR |
| 5000 metres | Final | 6:59.61 | WR |
2002[]
| Distance | Round | Time | |
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| 1500 metres | Final | 1:55.93 | |
| 3000 metres | Final | 3:57.70 | WR |
| 5000 metres | Final | 6:46.91 | WR |
2006[]
| Distance | Round | Time |
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| 3000 metres | Final | 4:05.54 |
| 5000 metres | Final | 7:00.08 |
| Team pursuit | Qualifying | 3:07.07 |
| Quarterfinal Netherlands |
3:01.52 | |
| Semifinal Russia |
3:02.72 | |
| Final Canada |
3:01.25 |
2014[]
| Distance | Round | Time |
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| 1500 metres | Final | 1:59.47 |
| 3000 metres | Final | 4:05.26 |
| 5000 metres | Final | 6:58.39 |
2018[]
| Distance | Round | Time |
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| 3000 metres | Final | 4:04.49 |
| 5000 metres | Final | 7:05.43 |
| Mass start | Semifinal | 8:35.59 (5 points) |
| Final | 8:41.45 (0 points) | |
| Team pursuit | Quarterfinal | 3:02.65 |
| C Final China |
3:04.67 |
2022[]
| Distance | Round | Time |
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| 3000 metres | Final | 4:17.16 |
| Mass start | Semifinal | 8:30.99 (3 points) |
| Final | 8:25.78 (3 points) |
 Speed Skating 2018 • Women's team pursuit
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| Roxanne Dufter |
| Gabriele Hirschbichler |
| Claudia Pechstein |