Moritz Geisreiter
Germany
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSGER13012198702 | |
| NOC | Germany | |
| Born | 30 Dec 1987
in  Bad Reichenhall | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Inzell, GER | |
| Higher education | International Management - Ansbach University of Applied Sciences: Germany | |
| Languages | English, French, German |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.62 | 27 Oct 2012 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:12.43 | 19 Mar 2011 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:46.41 | 09 Dec 2017 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:07.31 | 10 Dec 2017 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 10000m | 12:55.47 | 21 Nov 2015 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating at age 14 in Inzell, Germany. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "These are the 'good old days' from tomorrow, so I want to make them memorable." (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | His supporter Willem Blakborn, and German speed skater Marion Wohlrab. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017, 28 Jan 2017) | |
| Injuries | He suffered a back injury in April 2014 that kept him out of action until January 2015. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017; schaatsflits.nl, 09 Jan 2015) In 2013 he broke his ankle in a skiing accident in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He was unable to skate for six weeks and the injury continued to bother him for two years. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017, 13 Nov 2017; moritzgeisreiter.de, 01 Apr 2013) |
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| Awards and honours | He was named the 2012 Speed Skater of the Year by the Association of German Sports Journalists [VDS]. (ovb-online.de, 15 Nov 2012) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/MoritzGeisreiter |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | RETIREMENT He retired from competitive speed skating after the 2018 World Cup event in Minsk, Belarus. "I felt it was the right time to retire from the sport. I plan to remain within the sport as a youth coach." (Facebook profile, 25 Apr 2018; shz.de, 13 Mar 2018) FURTHER EDUCATION In 2014 he began a master's degree in business psychology at the University of Applied Management in Erding, Germany. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017; traunsteiner-tagblatt.de, 22 Jan 2015) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing in the top 10 in the 5000m and the 10,000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, and placing fourth in the 10,000m at the 2012 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017, 28 Jan 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was an alpine skier before he was inspired to switch to speed skating by the performances of German speed skater Anni Friesinger-Postma. "I liked the idea of being more of an endurance athlete, with the chance to spend a lot of time training on my bike." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Swedish freeskier Reine Barkered. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 4 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 6 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | 10000m | 8 | |||
| 2012/2013 | European Championships | Allround | 8 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 10000m | 9 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 9 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 9 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 10 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 10 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 11 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 11 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 12 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 13 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 14 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 16 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 18 | |||
| 2011/2012 | European Championships | Allround | 21 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 22 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 22 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 7 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 9 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 10 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 12 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 13 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 13 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 19 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 21 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 26 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 20 Laps | 30 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 31 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 41 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 43 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 43 | |||
| 2007/2008 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 45 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 46 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 47 | |||