Felix Rijhnen
Germany
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSGER10709199001 | |
| NOC | Germany | |
| Born | 09 Jul 1990
in  Darmstadt | |
| Gender | Men |
| Family | Wife Katharina | |
| Residence | Darmstadt, GER | |
| Occupation | Police Athlete | |
| Languages | English, French, German |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.81 | 15 Mar 2012 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:13.65 | 17 Mar 2012 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:48.49 | 18 Mar 2012 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:12.11 | 10 Dec 2021 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:17.01 | 17 Dec 2022 | Calgary |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/FelixRijhnen | twitter.com/FelixRijhnen |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began inline skating in 1996, and took up speed skating in 2009. | |
| Name of coach | Geert Kuiper [national] | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was unable to go inline skating on the streets during winter, so he thought he would try speed skating. | |
| Club / Team | OEC Frankfurt: Germany |
General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His wife Katharina Rumpus has competed in roller speed skating. (echo-online.de, 30 Jun 2022; faz.net, 05 Feb 2022; bigwheelblading.com, 15 Sep 2018) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Sportstiftung Hessen Facebook page, 20 Oct 2022) | |
| Hero / Idol | US speed and inline skater Chad Hedrick. (desg.de, 12 Aug 2014) | |
| Other sports | He also represents Germany in inline skating, and won gold in the road marathon event at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (bmw-berlin-marathon.com, 30 Aug 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 24 Sep 2018) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "All or nothing." (Deutsche Eisschnelllauf und Shorttrack-Gemeinschaft Facebook page, 13 Nov 2022) | |
| Nicknames | Big Feli (online-skating.com, 03 May 2012) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 11 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 13 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 19 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 27 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup Stavanger | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Calgary, AB | Mass Start | 3 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | Mass Start 20 Laps | 9 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | Mass Start | 16 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 24 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 39 | |||