Nadja Wenger
Switzerland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Switzerland | |
| Born | 27 May 1991
in  Glarus | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, French, German | |
| Higher education | Government Relations - University of Lucerne: Switzerland |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 43.43 | 05 Dec 2020 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:21.98 | 29 Feb 2020 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:02.70 | 07 Mar 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 3000m | 4:15.52 | 03 Dec 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 7:18.73 | 20 Nov 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/nadja.wenger.1 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | She and her brother Livio were introduced to inline skating by their elder sibling Marco. She later took up speed skating on ice. | |
| Name of coach | Kalon Dobbin [national], NZL | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began speed skating in October 2018. | |
| Club / Team | Eislauf-Club Zurich: Switzerland | |
| Training Regime | She trains up to 25 hours a week in Geisingen, Germany, during the northern hemisphere summer months. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." [Samuel Beckett] (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION She has studied for a master's degree in global governance and world society at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) |
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| Most influential person in career | Coach Kalon Dobbin. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Swiss tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, and at the 2017 Winter World University Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Other sports | She has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating, and competed at the world championships in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline.com, 09 Dec 2019; rollerenligne.com, 23 Jun 2019) | |
| Famous relatives | Her brother Livio has represented Switzerland in both speed skating and roller speed skating. He competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang and the 2019 World Roller Games in Barcelona, Spain. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Dec 2019; srf.ch, 13 Aug 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 12 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 14 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 17 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 18 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 19 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 17 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 27 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup | 3000m | 34 | |||