Ellen Hendrika Wigers ( Dutch. Ellen Hendrika Wiegers ; born May 1, 1980 , Hengelo , Overijssel ) - Dutch short-track player , three-time medalist of the European Short Track Championship 1997 , 1998 , 2007 [1] . Participant in the 1998 Winter Olympics [2] .
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| Citizenship |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | May 1, 1980 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Hengelo , Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Shorttrack club thialf | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | not competing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: February 22, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sports career
Ellen Wigers was born in Hengelo , Overijssel . Trained on the basis of the club "Shorttrack Club Thialf".
The debut and most successful of her career was the 1997 European Short Track Championships in the Swedish city of Malmö . Her performance in the four types of race, ultimately, brought three medals of different merits. In the 1500 m race with a score of 2: 41.571, she won a gold medal, ahead of her rivals from Russia ( Elena Tikhina , 2: 41.819 - 2nd place) and Bulgaria ( Evgenia Radanova , 2: 42.070 - 3rd place) [3] [4] . The next medal, this time a bronze one, was won in the 1000 m race. In the final, with a result of 1: 39.241, she finished third, losing to higher positions to her rivals from Russia ( Elena Tikhina , 1: 38.797 - 2nd place) and Italy ( Marinella Canclini , 1: 38.535 - 1st place) [3] [4] . A silver medal ended Wigers performance in women's all-around. With a result of 5: 37.341 she finished second, losing to the rival from Italy (Marinella Kanklinini, 5: 36.987 - 1st place), ahead of another Italian ( Katya Kolturi , 5: 37.555 - 3rd place) [5] [3] .
At the 1998 Winter Olympics , which took place in the Japanese city of Nagano , Wigers was announced to compete in the 500, 1000 m and relay races. During the race of the second group of the I round of the qualification race at 500 m with a result of 56.250 she finished third and stopped the further struggle for medals. In general, she took the 27th position [6] . During the quarter-final race of the fourth group of the 1000-meter race with a result of 1: 36.343, she finished third and stopped the further struggle for medals. In general, she took 12th place [7] . In the women's relay with a result of 4: 26.592, Dutch short-track players finished second in final B. In general, they took 6th place [8] .
Notes
- ↑ ST - Person Bio . isu.html.infostradasports.com. Date of treatment February 22, 2018. Archived February 22, 2018.
- ↑ Ellen Wiegers Bio, Stats, and Results . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Date of treatment February 22, 2018. Archived July 25, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Short Track: European Championships 1996/1997 - Results Women . www.the-sports.org. Date of treatment February 22, 2018. Archived March 26, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Short Track Speed Skating - Results . shorttrack.sportresult.com. Date of treatment February 22, 2018. Archived February 22, 2018.
- ↑ Short Track Speed Skating - Results . shorttrack.sportresult.com. Date of treatment February 22, 2018. Archived February 22, 2018.
- ↑ Results: Nagano 1998 - Short track - women, 500 m. Olympteka.ru (Russian) , Olympteka.ru: Olympic encyclopedia, sports news, statistics . Archived June 24, 2017. Date of treatment February 22, 2018.
- ↑ Results: Nagano 1998 - Short track - women, 1000 m. Olympteka.ru (Russian) , Olympteka.ru: Olympic encyclopedia, sports news, statistics . Archived on June 25, 2017. Date of treatment February 22, 2018.
- ↑ Results: Nagano 1998 - Short Track - Women, 3000 m, relay. Olympteka.ru (Russian) , Olympteka.ru: Olympic encyclopedia, sports news, statistics . Archived on June 25, 2017. Date of treatment February 22, 2018.
Links
- Ellen Wigers - profile on Shorttrackonline (eng.)
- Ellen Wigers - profile on the website of the International Union of Skaters (English)
- Ellen Wigers - Olympic Statistics at Sports-Reference.com (English )
- Ellen Wigers - profile on Olympic.org