Hendrik Dombek
Germany
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSGER11706199701 | |
| NOC | Germany | |
| Born | 17 Jun 1997
in  Munich | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Erfurt, GER | |
| Higher education | Sport Management - IU International University of Applied Sciences: Bad Honnef am Rhein, GER | |
| Occupation | Armed Forces Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English, German |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.76 | 12 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:07.63 | 17 Feb 2024 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:44.25 | 27 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 7:12.05 | 12 Mar 2016 |  Changchun |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Munchener Eislauf-Verein: Germany |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Changchun, People's Republic of China, and the 2018 World Cup in Erfurt, Germany. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Peter Mueller [national], USA | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating at age 12 at the Ostpark Stadium in Munich, Germany. |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/_hendrik_d |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I lived about 200 metres away from the stadium and after a few training sessions I could not stop loving it." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Andrea Hohse. "She is the reason why I am the skater I am. She helped me through many years, all alone on the outdoor rink in Munich from age 13 to 19." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | German speed skaters Felix Maly and Nico Ihle. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't give an inch." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Hobbies | Sports, photography, cooking, video games, listening to music. (Eisschnelllauf Team Erfurt Instagram page, 31 Jul 2023; Instagram profile, 21 Jan 2021; spoosty.com, 01 Jul 2020; Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/HendrikDombek |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He missed 12 weeks in 2023 with a foot injury. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) He broke his collarbone in 2021 and was unable to train for six weeks. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021) In February 2021 he sustained a thigh injury that ended his 2020/21 season early. (ml-sportmanagement.de, 01 Mar 2021) |
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| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He touches his skating glasses with four fingers at the start line. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021) | |
| Other information | OTHER ACTIVITIES He has served as an athlete spokesperson for the German Speed Skating and Short Track Association [DESG]. (Twitter profile, 11 Jul 2023; DESG Facebook page, 13 Jul 2022; desg.de, 01 Jul 2022) FURTHER EDUCATION He has spent time studying psychology at the University of Hagen in Germany. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021) |
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| Nicknames | Hank (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Instagram profile, 09 Oct 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 5 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Team Sprint | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2020/2021 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 11 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 12 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 13 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 13 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 14 | |||
| 2018/2019 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 18 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 19 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 19 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Salt Lake City, UT | Mixed Gender Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 24 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 29 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 32 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 33 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 37 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 38 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 38 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 39 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 40 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 45 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 58 | |||