Peter Michael (speed skater)

Peter Michael (born 9 May 1989) is a New Zealand long track speed skater, and multiple world champion inline speed skater.[1][2] He is since December 2020 a member of the Dutch Team FrySk.[3]

Peter Michael
Michael at the 2016 World Single Distance Championships
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989
Wellington, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSpeed skating

Michael won eight titles at the world inline skating championships, and two medals at The World Games; 2013 (gold) and 2017 (bronze). He has also been competing in ice speed skating since 2016. In 2017, he won silver and bronze medals at the World Single Distance Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.[1][2] Michael competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where his best finish was 4th in both the 5000 metres and the team pursuit.[4]

Personal records[5]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m37.4428 February 2016Inzell, Germany
1000 m1:11.4427 February 2016Inzell, Germany
1500 m1:44.969 December 2017Salt Lake City, USA
3000 m3:40.7425 February 2017Inzell, Germany
5000 m6:09.6810 December 2017Salt Lake City, USA
10000 m12:58.0721 November 2015Salt Lake City, USA

References

  1. "Speed skater Michael grabs third medal at world championships". Stuff.co.nz. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Ice Skating: From wheels to blades, Kiwi at cutting edge". New Zealand Herald. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "Winter Olympics: Kiwis Peter Michael, Reyon Kay miss out on medals in Pyeongchang". Newshub. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. "Peter Michael". SpeedSkatingResults.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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