Hugo Herrnhof
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Men'sshort track speed skating | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
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1994 Lillehammer | 5000 m relay |
World Championships | ||
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1988 St. Louis | 5000 m relay |
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1987 Montreal | 5000 m relay |
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1990 Amsterdam | 500 m |
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1990 Amsterdam | 3000 m |
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1991 Sydney | 1500 m |
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1993 Beijing | 5000 m relay |
World Team Championships | ||
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1993 Budapest | Team |
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1992 Minamimaki | Team |
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1994 Cambridge | Team |
European Championships | ||
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1997 Malmö | 5000 m relay |
Hugo Herrnhof(born September 21, 1964 inBolzano) is an Italian retiredshort track speed skaterwho competed in the1988 Winter Olympics,1992 Winter Olympicsand1994 Winter Olympics.
Career
[edit]Herrnhof competed in the short track speed skating events at the 1988 Winter Olympics when this sport was ademonstration sport.He was a member of the Italian relay team which finished second in the5000 metre relay.
Though he never reached the top individually in major international competitions, he finished second in 500 m and third in 3000 m and fourth in the overall standings at the1990 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[1] One year later he earns a bronze medal over 1500 m and finishing 7th in the overall classification at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 1991 in Sydney Australia. Two years later Herrnhof finished eighth with the Italian team in the5000 metre relayat the1992 Winter Olympics.In the1000 metreshe finished 12th.
At the1994 Winter OlympicsHerrnhof won the gold medal in the5000 metre relayas a member of the Italian team alongsideMaurizio Carnino,Orazio FagoneandMirko Vuillermin.
Post-career
[edit]After his skating career, Herrnhof became an administrator. From 2002 to 2006 he was working as Sports Manager for Speed Skating and Short Track at the Organizing committee of the 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games. In September 2006, Hernnhof became Speed Skating Sports Director for theInternational Skating Union,[2]having served for several years as a board member in theItalian Ice Sports Federation.[3]Originate fromBrunico,Herrnhof today is living inPiemonteand is married to a former short track speed skater,Cristina Sciolla,[4]who participated in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.
References
[edit]- ^"Short Track Speed Skating – Biographies – Hugo Herrnhof".International Skating Union.Retrieved2014-03-03.
- ^"ISU Office Holders".International Skating Union.Retrieved2014-03-03.
- ^"Hugo Herrnhof: Biography".Sports-Reference.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-27.Retrieved2014-03-03.
- ^"La favola amara dello Short Track azzurro"(in Italian). OlympiaLab.com.Retrieved2014-03-03.
External links
[edit]- Hugo Herrnhofin SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Hugo Herrnhofat SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Hugo Herrnhofat SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Hugo Herrnhofat ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Hugo HerrnhofatOlympics.com
- Hugo Herrnhofat theInternational Skating Union
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Hugo Herrnhof".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-27.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Italian male short track speed skaters
- Olympic short track speed skaters for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
- Short track speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from the Province of Sondrio