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Uwe-Jens Mey

Uwe-Jens Mey (born 13 December 1963) is a German former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Warsaw, Poland.

Uwe-Jens Mey
Mey in 1988
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born13 December 1963 (1963-12-13) (age 60)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.43 (1992)
1000 m: 1:13.11 (1988)
1500 m: 2:02.27 (1985)
3000 m: 4:35.94 (1982)
Medal record

Biography edit

 
Mey in 1992

Originally competing for East Germany (and after the German reunification for Germany), Mey's first notable achievement was in December 1983. At the age of 19, he outpaced André Hoffmann in the 500 metres and by doing so, Mey earned the East German title and a ticket to the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. There, Mey finished 8th on his favourite 500 metres distance.[1]

In the years after the Sarajevo Olympics he stood firm in the international sprinting sub-top, making step-by-step progression. At the World Sprint Championships, he finished 6th, 5th and 4th, respectively, in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Finishing second behind Dan Jansen in the overall standing of the first distances World Cup in 1986, Mey established himself at the 500 metres world top. Mey was a true perfectionist, training very hard to improve his technique. During the mid-1980s, he was considered to be the fastest starter in the world.

One week before the start of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he finished second in the World Sprint Championships, behind a supreme Dan Jansen. This made Jansen the favourite for both the 500 and the 1,000 m. But because of a family tragedy (his sister died from leukemia just hours before the start of the 500 m), Jansen turned out to be mentally incapable of sprinting a perfect race; on both distances, Jansen fell. But it still remains doubtful if Jansen would have been able to beat Mey that day; the East German raced perfectly, faster than anyone had ever raced before. His opening time on the first 100 m of the 500 m was 9.76 and he finished in a new world record time of 36.45, a legendary record that would stand firm for four years.

Four days after his legendary 500 m race, Mey started as an outsider for winning the 1,000 m as well. Though not his favourite distance, Mey again skated very fast; his time of 1:13.11 was a new personal record, one he would never beat in his later career. With this time, he outpaced the 1,000 m favourite, Igor Zhelezovski, by 8 hundredths of a second, but Mey wound up finishing in second place, just behind another outsider, the World Allround Champion Nikolay Gulyayev. One month later, Mey won his first 500 metres Overall World Cup. By repeating this achievement during the following the three years, he proved his 500 metres supremacy. He also won the Overall World Cup in his less favoured distance, the 1,000 metres, in 1989 and 1990.

At the World Sprint Championships, he was less successful. In 1989, in Heerenveen, he finished second behind Igor Zhelezovski. In 1990, he did not rank himself because of a fall, and in 1991, he finished second once again behind "Igor the Terrible". In January 1992, in Davos, he broke his own legendary world record, setting it at 36.43, but one week later, it was broken by Dan Jansen. That established Jansen and Mey as the two favourites for the 500 m at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In Albertville, Jansen did not get his revenge for Calgary: Mey outpaced him and all the other sprinters in the field once again, thereby retaining his Olympic gold medal. This turned out to be his last official race.

Mey retired from top speed skating with 2 Olympic gold medals, 1 Olympic silver medal, 4 silver World Championship Sprint medals, 48 World Cup victories, 6 Overall World Cup wins, and 2 world records.

After his skating career Mey became a salesman.

Records edit

World records edit

Over the course of his career, Mey skated 2 world records:

Event Time Date Venue
500 m 0.36,45 14 February 1988 Calgary
500 m 0.36,43 19 January 1992 Davos

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

Personal records edit

Distance Result Date Location
500 m 36.43 19 January 1992 Davos
1,000 m 1:13.11 18 February 1988 Calgary
1,500 m 2:02.27 6 January 1985 Innsbruck
3,000 m 4:35.94 27 February 1982 Innsbruck
Sprint combination 146.770 26 February 1989 Heerenveen

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Uwe-Jens Mey". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  • Uwe-Jens Mey at SpeedSkatingStats.com
  • Uwe-Jens Mey at DESG (Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft) (in German)

External links edit

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Uwe Jens Mey born 13 December 1963 is a German former speed skater considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s He was born in Warsaw Poland Uwe Jens MeyMey in 1988Personal informationNationalityGermanBorn13 December 1963 1963 12 13 age 60 Warsaw PolandHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight76 kg 168 lb SportSportSpeed skatingClubSC Dynamo BerlinAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 500 m 36 43 1992 1000 m 1 13 11 1988 1500 m 2 02 27 1985 3000 m 4 35 94 1982 Medal record Men s speed skating Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 500 m 1988 Calgary 1000 m World Sprint Championships 1988 West Allis Sprint 1989 Heerenveen Sprint Representing Germany Olympic Games 1992 Albertville 500 m World Sprint Championships 1991 Inzell Sprint Contents 1 Biography 2 Records 2 1 World records 2 2 Personal records 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp Mey in 1992 Originally competing for East Germany and after the German reunification for Germany Mey s first notable achievement was in December 1983 At the age of 19 he outpaced Andre Hoffmann in the 500 metres and by doing so Mey earned the East German title and a ticket to the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo There Mey finished 8th on his favourite 500 metres distance 1 In the years after the Sarajevo Olympics he stood firm in the international sprinting sub top making step by step progression At the World Sprint Championships he finished 6th 5th and 4th respectively in 1985 1986 and 1987 Finishing second behind Dan Jansen in the overall standing of the first distances World Cup in 1986 Mey established himself at the 500 metres world top Mey was a true perfectionist training very hard to improve his technique During the mid 1980s he was considered to be the fastest starter in the world One week before the start of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary he finished second in the World Sprint Championships behind a supreme Dan Jansen This made Jansen the favourite for both the 500 and the 1 000 m But because of a family tragedy his sister died from leukemia just hours before the start of the 500 m Jansen turned out to be mentally incapable of sprinting a perfect race on both distances Jansen fell But it still remains doubtful if Jansen would have been able to beat Mey that day the East German raced perfectly faster than anyone had ever raced before His opening time on the first 100 m of the 500 m was 9 76 and he finished in a new world record time of 36 45 a legendary record that would stand firm for four years Four days after his legendary 500 m race Mey started as an outsider for winning the 1 000 m as well Though not his favourite distance Mey again skated very fast his time of 1 13 11 was a new personal record one he would never beat in his later career With this time he outpaced the 1 000 m favourite Igor Zhelezovski by 8 hundredths of a second but Mey wound up finishing in second place just behind another outsider the World Allround Champion Nikolay Gulyayev One month later Mey won his first 500 metres Overall World Cup By repeating this achievement during the following the three years he proved his 500 metres supremacy He also won the Overall World Cup in his less favoured distance the 1 000 metres in 1989 and 1990 At the World Sprint Championships he was less successful In 1989 in Heerenveen he finished second behind Igor Zhelezovski In 1990 he did not rank himself because of a fall and in 1991 he finished second once again behind Igor the Terrible In January 1992 in Davos he broke his own legendary world record setting it at 36 43 but one week later it was broken by Dan Jansen That established Jansen and Mey as the two favourites for the 500 m at the 1992 Winter Olympics In Albertville Jansen did not get his revenge for Calgary Mey outpaced him and all the other sprinters in the field once again thereby retaining his Olympic gold medal This turned out to be his last official race Mey retired from top speed skating with 2 Olympic gold medals 1 Olympic silver medal 4 silver World Championship Sprint medals 48 World Cup victories 6 Overall World Cup wins and 2 world records After his skating career Mey became a salesman Records editWorld records edit Over the course of his career Mey skated 2 world records Event Time Date Venue 500 m 0 36 45 14 February 1988 Calgary 500 m 0 36 43 19 January 1992 Davos Source SpeedSkatingStats com 2 Personal records edit Distance Result Date Location 500 m 36 43 19 January 1992 Davos 1 000 m 1 13 11 18 February 1988 Calgary 1 500 m 2 02 27 6 January 1985 Innsbruck 3 000 m 4 35 94 27 February 1982 Innsbruck Sprint combination 146 770 26 February 1989 HeerenveenReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Uwe Jens Mey Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 4 December 2016 Uwe Jens Mey SpeedSkatingStats com Retrieved 29 August 2012 Uwe Jens Mey at SpeedSkatingStats com Uwe Jens Mey at DESG Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft in German External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uwe Jens Mey Uwe Jens Mey at the International Skating Union Uwe Jens Mey at Olympics comUwe Jens Mey at OlympicChannel com archived Uwe Jens Mey at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uwe Jens Mey amp oldid 1212214942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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