Michelle Uhrig

Germany

Residence	Berlin, GER
Occupation	Police Athlete, Student
Languages	English, German, Spanish
Higher education	Policing - Federal Police Sports School of Bad Endorf: Germany

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	40.15	01 Mar 2024	Erfurt
	1000m	1:16.76	09 Nov 2019	Inzell
	1500m	1:58.13	05 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	3000m	4:08.27	10 Dec 2017	Salt Lake City, UT
	5000m	7:20.46	06 Dec 2019	Nur-Sultan

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
European Single Distances Championships	Event
European Single Distances Championships
	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	1

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Eisbaren Juniors Berlin: Germany

General Interest

Injuries	In April 2020 she was struck by a car while training on her bicycle in Berlin, Germany. She sustained a concussion and injuries to her neck, spine and knees, and underwent four knee operations between November 2020 and April 2021. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023; Facebook page, 14 May 2021, 26 Nov 2020; desg.de, 01 May 2020) She required surgery on her knee in 2013 and 2016, with her recovery taking one year on each occasion. In 2017 she underwent two further knee operations. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019, 08 Feb 2018; Instagram profile, 11 Jan 2018; desg.de, 15 Feb 2017)
Hobbies	Sports, skiing, crochet, photography, cycling, cooking. (desg.de, 01 May 2020; true-cycling.de, 01 Jan 2020)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning bronze in team pursuit and placing fourth in mass start at the 2018 European Single Distances Championships in Kolomna, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

"I did figure skating and ice hockey until age eight. At age 11 coaches chose me as a potential talent and asked if I wanted to try speed skating."

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Her mother. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)
Ambitions	To win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2018)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the sport in 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

General Interest

Nicknames	Mimi ["From my brother, who wasn't able to pronounce Michelle as a baby."] (Athlete, 08 Feb 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Never give up." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Sport Specific Information

Training Regime	She usually trains twice a day, with one day off per week. "Our activities [in her training group] are very varied, but we always focus on the legs. For example, we ride a bike for a couple of hours, each with four 15-minute intervals. On some days I also swim. As a group we often go inline skating or do strength training."
Name of coach	Alexis Contin [national], FRA

General Interest

Other information	POLICE ATHLETE In 2018 she began serving as a police athlete at the Federal Police Sport Academy in Bad Endorf, Germany. "I'm very grateful that we athletes are allowed to have this kind of dual career. Without the federal police, I wouldn't be able to practise my sport so professionally." (desg.de, 01 May 2020; Facebook page, 26 Aug 2020, 20 May 2019, 04 May 2018) OTHER STUDIES She has studied psychology at the German University of Health and Sport in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023)
Other sports	She has represented Germany in roller speed skating at the World Inline Cup. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Oct 2023)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	3
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	4
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	4
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit	5
	2018	Olympic Games	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	6
	2023/2024	World Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	6
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	6
	2022/2023	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit	7
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	7
	2022/2023	European Allround Championships	Allround	8
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	9
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	10
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	12
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	1500m	14
	2017/2018	European Single Distances Championships	1500m	14
	2022/2023	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	14
	2018/2019	European Allround Championships	Allround	15
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	3000m	15
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	3000m	15
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	1500m	16
	2023/2024	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	17
	2022/2023	World Single Distances Championships	3000m	19
	2022	Olympic Games	Mass Start	21
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	21
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	25
	2018	Olympic Games	1000m	31

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2017/2018	Minsk	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	3
	2023/2024	Quebec, QC	Mass Start	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	8
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	9
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	10
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	19
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	25
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	25
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	29
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	33
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	34
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	36
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	39
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	3000/5000m	43
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1500m	46
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	48
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	54
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	1500m	57
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1000m	62