Vanessa Herzog
Herzog in 2014
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 28)
Innsbruck, Austria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
ClubESC Otrouza
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Austria
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Inzell 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Heerenveen 500 m
World Sprint Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hamar Sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kolomna 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Collalbo Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kolomna 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Heerenven 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kolomna Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hamar Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Heerenveen 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Heerenveen 1000 m

Vanessa Herzog (née Bittner; born 4 July 1995) is an Austrian speed skater. She competed at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1][2]

Herzog is the current holder of the Austrian records in the 500, 1000 and 1500 metres.[3]

She married her coach Thomas Herzog on 16 September 2016.[4]

Personal records

Personal records[5]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 36.83 10 March 2019 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Austrian record.[3]
1000 m 1:13.43 10 December 2017 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City Current Austrian record.[3]
1500 m 1:54.92 10 December 2022 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current Austrian record.[3]
3000 m 4:21.39 16 January 2016 Max Aicher Arena, Inzell
5000 m 8:12.34 23 December 2012 Olympia Eisstadion, Innsbruck

References

  1. ^ "Vanessa Bittner". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Vanessa Bittner". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "National Records – Austria (AUT)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Tiroler Eisschnelllauf-Ass Bittner heiratet ihren Manager Herzog". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online (in German). Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Herzog". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

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