Winter Olympics: Claudia Pechstein becomes oldest female competitor at 49
German speed skater Claudia Pechstein became the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - German speed skater Claudia Pechstein becomes oldest female winter Olympian at 49
German speed skater Claudia Pechstein has become the oldest ever female Winter Olympian at 49 years of age. Pechstein, competing in her eighth games, set the record when she raced in the 3000m speed skating event on Saturday. Ad/> She overtakes luger Anne Abernathy, who was 48 years old when she competed in the 2002 Games at Salt Lake City.
German Pechstein becomes oldest female Winter Olympian at 49
Pechstein became the oldest female Winter Olympian when she raced in the 3,000 meters speed skating at the Beijing Games on Saturday. Already the first woman to win five consecutive medals at the Winter Games, the 49-year-old Pechstein carried Germany's flag at Friday's opening ceremony, but came 20th and last in her event. Although she finished more than 20 seconds behind Dutch gold medallist Irene Schouten who also took her Olympic record Pechstein raised her arms and looked relieved as she crossed the finishing line.
Speed skating-German Pechstein becomes oldest female Winter Olympian at 49
BEIJING : Claudia Pechstein became the oldest female Winter Olympian when she raced in the 3,000 metres speed skating at the Beijing Games on Saturday.
Claudia Pechstein becomes oldest female Winter Olympian at age 49
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