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Gemma Cooper

Great Britain

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSGBR21701198701
NOCGreat Britain
Born17 Jan 1987 in  Nottingham
GenderWomen
Higher educationBiomedical Science - University of Nottingham: England
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 42.44 20 Nov 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:22.64 12 Feb 2022 Inzell  
    1500m 2:04.13 20 Nov 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 4:17.30 03 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 7:42.40 10 Feb 2019 Heerenveen  
General Interest
General Interest
Other sportsShe competed in short track at the 2009 Winter World University Games in Harbin, People's Republic of China. (fisu.net, 19 Feb 2009)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"One thing I really like is the tactics behind the racing. I'm not a sprinter myself, I'm more of a distance skater, so tactics really come into the races that I prefer."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHer mother. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up short track in 2006 in Nottingham, England, and got involved in speed skating in 2014 in Inzell, Germany. She began focusing solely on speed skating in 2017.  
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationRESIDENCE
She divides her time between Nottingham, England, and Inzell, Germany. (Instagram profile, 03 Mar 2023)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Nottingham in England. (Instagram profile, 03 Mar 2023; mediaspace.nottingham.ac.uk, 27 Nov 2013)
 
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/gemma.cooper.9400  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeShe trains in Inzell, Germany.  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps8  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start9  
    2017/2018 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps14  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps17  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start19  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps22  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps13  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps22  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Mass Start23  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start23  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps28  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 3000m30  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps31  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m46  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m50