Inge Görmer

Inge Görmer from SC Einheit-Berlin, training in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle.

Inge Görmer (born 11 April 1934) is a former East-German speedskater. She took part in five international championships. Four times as East-German at the World Allround Championships (1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959) and once, as member of the German Unified team, at the Winter Olympics (1960).

History At her international debut, during the Wch Allround of 1956 in Kvarnsveden, she finished 10th. A year later, during the op het Wch Allround of 1957 in Imatrankoski, she placed 15th, but the next year, in Kristinehamn, she had improved to become 7th. Her last World championship in Sverdlovsk, 1959 ended with a somewhat disappointing 23rd place, without being able to skate her favorite distance, the 3000 m. In her last active year, she competed at the first Olympic speed skating tournament open for women, the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics. Her she finished 16th (1500 m) and 13th (3000 m)

East-German records

Event Result Date Venue 1500 m 3:05.4 14 February 1953 Geising 1000 m 2:00.6 15 February 1953 Geising 1000 m 1:53.0 26 February 1953 Vienna 5000 m 11:50.4 7 February 1954 Geising 3000 m 6:09.8 13 February 1954 Svratka 5000 m 10:24.5 14 February 1954 Svratka 5000 m 9:44.4 22 January 1955 Medeo 1500 m 2:41.7 9 February 1958 Kristinehamn

Personal records To put these personal records in perspective, the column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Görmer skated her personal records. Event Result Date Venue WR 500 m 49.7 1 February 1960 Davos 45.6 1,000 m 1:39.6 31 January 1960 Davos 1:33.4 1,500 m 2:36.5 18 February 1960 Squaw Valley 2:25.2 3,000 m 5:31.6 20 January 1960 Davos 5:13.8 5,000 m 9:44.4 22 January 1955 Medeo 9:01.6 Mini combination 210.183 31 January 1960 Davos 196.416 Old combination 222.140 22 January 1955 Medeo 203.920