Denny Ihle
Germany
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSGER11612198401 | |
| NOC | Germany | |
| Born | 16 Dec 1984
in  Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | English, French, German |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.84 | 15 Nov 2013 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:10.10 | 16 Nov 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:50.88 | 01 Mar 2015 |  Inzell |
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| 5000m | 7:07.02 | 01 Feb 2003 | Erfurt |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | His brother Nico represented Germany in speed skating at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Dec 2014) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "I am a winner." (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He lived close to an ice rink, and he followed his brother into the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Klaus Ebert. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 1995 in Chemnitz, Germany. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/denny.ihle |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | RETIREMENT He retired from competitive speed skating in July 2020 to focus on coaching his brother Nico Ihle. (schaatsen.nl, 12 Jul 2020) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2016/2017 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 15 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 22 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 22 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 23 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 23 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 30 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 31 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | Nagano | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Stavanger | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 29 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 29 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 31 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 36 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Cup Classification | 100m | 38 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 45 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 52 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 59 | |||