Lana Gehring (born August 21, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American short track speed skater. She competed for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal as part of a relay team. She has qualified for a spot on the U.S. team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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| Born | August 21, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. National Racing Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team.[1] After failing to make the U.S. short track team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Gerhing retired from speed skating. She then began skating long track before returning to short track. In December 2017 she qualified for the U.S. short track team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ladies' 3000 m Relay – final results". Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "John-Henry Krueger, Lana Gehring claim first spots on U.S. Olympic short track team". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
External links
edit- ISU profile at SportResult.com
- Lana Gehring at the International Skating Union
- Lana Gehring at Olympics.com
- Lana Gehring at Team USA (archived)
- Lana Gehring at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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