Anni Friesinger-Postma

Anni Friesinger-Postma
Anni Friesinger at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1977-01-11) 11 January 1977 (age 47)
Bad Reichenhall, West Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
SpouseIds Postma (2009)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1993
Coached byGianni Romme
Retired2010
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 3000 m
World Allround Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest Allround
Gold medal – first place 2002 Heerenveen Allround
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Allround
Silver medal – second place 2007 Heerenveen Allround
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Heerenveen Allround
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hamar Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2004 Nagano Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2008 Heerenveen Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Calgary 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Berlin 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Berlin 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Berlin 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Seoul 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Seoul 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Inzell 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Inzell Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vancouver 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Warsaw 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Warsaw 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Nagano 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Salt Lake City 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Seoul 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Inzell 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Inzell 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vancouver 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Calgary 3000 m

Anna ("Anni") Christine Friesinger-Postma (born 11 January 1977) is a German former speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina ("Jana") Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Her brother Jan is also a speed skater. Her sister Agnes is a former speed skater. In July 2010, Friesinger retired from her active sports career when she had to be treated for severe cartilage damage in her right knee joint.[1]

On 11 August 2009 Friesinger married former Dutch skater Ids Postma, her long-term boyfriend, at Schloss Mirabell. The celebration took place at Schloss Aigen.[2] As of November 2013,[3] Friesinger lives in Salzburg, Austria, and is planning to move to the Netherlands to live with Postma on his farm in Dearsum. In August 2011 she gave birth to a daughter.[4] In May 2014, her second daughter was born.

  1. ^ "Eisschnelllauf-Star beendet Karriere: Anni Friesinger hört auf [Speed skating star ends her career: Anni Friesinger quits]". Bild-Zeitung (in German). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ^ Seit heute heißt Anni Friesinger auch Postma In: Die Welt dated 11 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Anni Friesinger opnieuw zwanger" (in Dutch). RTL Nederland. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Eisschnellläuferin Anni Friesinger-Postma bekommt Baby in Meppen". 14 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.