Joel Dufter
Germany
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSGER11803199501 | |
| NOC | Germany | |
| Born | 18 Mar 1995
in  Traunstein | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Inzell, GER | |
| Occupation | Army | |
| Languages | English, German |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.00 | 26 Feb 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:06.80 | 09 Mar 2019 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:47.52 | 10 Feb 2019 | Inzell |
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| 5000m | 7:04.48 | 24 Nov 2013 | Berlin |
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| 10000m | 15:30.95 | 30 Dec 2014 | Inzell |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/joel.dufter |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | DEC Frillensee-Inzell: Germany | |
| Name of coach | Danny Leger [club], GER | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | Skating is popular in the area of Germany where he grew up and he liked the speed. He played ice hockey before moving on to short track and then speed skating. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2009 in Inzell, Germany. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His father. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | Canadian ice hockey player Sidney Crosby. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Train hard or go home." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing in second place in the team sprint at the 2016 World Cup event in Nagano, Japan. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Injuries | He ruptured his adductor muscle in 2015. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017) | |
| Other sports | He has represented Germany in short track and was part of the team that finished eighth in the 3000m relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Oct 2017) | |
| Famous relatives | His sister Roxanne represented Germany in speed skating at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Dec 2019) | |
| Hobbies | Playing football, skiing, travel. (desg.de, 26 Jan 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 11 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 11 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 12 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 13 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 23 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 29 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | World Cup Nagano | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Stavanger | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 1000m | 12 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 1000m | 18 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 32 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 500m | 34 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | 1000m | 42 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | Overall | 45 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 500m | 49 | |||