Josephine Heimerl

Germany

Residence	Inzell, GER
Occupation	Armed Forces Athlete, Student
Languages	English, German
Higher education	Psychology - IU International University of Applied Sciences: Erfurt, GER

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	39.42	27 Feb 2021	Inzell
	1000m	1:17.47	28 Feb 2021	Inzell
	1500m	2:01.05	12 Dec 2020	Inzell
	3000m	4:32.65	01 Mar 2020	Inzell

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

DEC Inzell: Germany

General Interest

Hobbies

Reading, writing, outdoor sports, spending time in the mountains. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Alexis Contin [national], FRA

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Be a warrior, not a worrier." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Social Media

General Interest

Ambitions	To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Injuries	She sustained a cut to her right ankle in 2016. She was unable to skate for six months and needed more than a year to recover fully. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs	"I always do the same warm-up procedure, listen to my favourite songs and put on my left skate first." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Memorable sporting achievement	Placing fifth in the 1000m at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, finishing third in the mass start at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, NY, United States of America, and claiming the mass start title at the 2023 German Single Distances Championships in Inzell. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

"I learned skating from my mum as she was also a speed skating athlete."

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Her coaches. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Hero / Idol	US speed skater Shani Davis, German speed skater Anni Friesinger-Postma. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the sport at age six in Munich, Germany.

General Interest

Nicknames

Josi (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2023/2024	World Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	6
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 6 Laps	8
	2023/2024	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	19
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	21