Stephanie Beckert (born in Erfurt

Erfurt

Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...

 on May 30, 1988) is a long-track speed skater from Germany. Her specialty is the 5000 meter. She had a fourth place standing at the 2008–09 Speed Skating World Cup/3000&5000 m Women

2008–09 Speed Skating World Cup/3000&5000 m Women

The 2008-09 Speed Skating World Cup/3000&5000 m Women started in the first weekend of November at the Berlin World Cup event and concluded at the 2008-09 Speed Skating World Cup/World Cup Final in Salt Lake City in March...

. She competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Germany participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 153 athletes represented Germany, entering all 15 sports. Figure skater Sarah Hecken was the youngest team member, while Curling European Champion Andrea Schöpp was the oldest at 44...

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Stephanie Beckert beat Canadian long track speed skater Clara Hughes

Clara Hughes

Clara Hughes, OC, OM is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater, and has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and four medals over the course of three Winter Olympics...

' record on February 24th, 2010 for 5000m. However, this was soon beaten by Martina Sáblíková

Martina Sáblíková

Martina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...

 of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

on the same day.