Tobias Schneider

Tobias Schneider (born 23 July 1981) is a German speedskater, and is employed by the German Army as a "sports soldier" (Sportsoldat). His best distances are the longer ones, the 5,000-m and 10,000-m, but he is also among the best current German allround skaters. On 25 November 2006 at the World Cup in Moskva he set a new German record on the 10,000-m with 13:16.36. This also made him the highest ranked German speedskater on the Adelskalender -- a year later he was surpassed by Robert Lehmann, however. In 2006 he was selected as "German speedskater of the year" (deutscher Eisschenllläufer des Jahres).

As of January 2008, his personal records are 36.94 (500-m), 1:45.82 (1,500-m), 6:21.55 (5,000-m) and 13:16.36 (10,000-m), and his Adelskalender rank is #26.

External links

* [http://www.tobiasschneider.net Schneider's homepage]
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/1381 Tobias Schneider at SkateResults.com]
* [http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/adelm.htm Current Adelskalender ranking]