Constanze Moser-Scandolo


Constanze Moser-Scandolo is a former World Champion speed skater who competed for East Germany.

Short biography

Born as Constanze Scandolo in Weimar, East Germany, she started skating at the SC Turbine Erfurt skating club in Erfurt where she trained in the same group as Gunda Niemann and Heike Schalling. In 1988, she was at the Winter Olympics in Calgary, slated to compete in the 1,500 m. However, an injury forced her to withdraw just minutes before the start of her race. She had her best year in 1989 when she became World Allround Champion, won silver at the European Allround Championships, and also won the World Cup on the 1,500 m, as well as ending third on the 1,000 m and the 3,000/5,000 m. She also won 4 medals at various German Championships in that same year. In 1990, she won a bronze medal at the World Allround Championships. After the birth of her daughter Elisa Moser on 27 November 1990, she ended her speed skating career. Currently, she works at the Thüringen Department of Economics.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Moser-Scandolo at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:
ChampionshipsGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
Winter Olympics
World Allround19891990
World Cup1989 1990 1989
1989
European Allround1989
German Allround19861989
German Sprint
German Single Distance1989
1990
1985
1988
1988
1988
1989
1989
1990

Personal records

To put these personal records in perspective, the last column lists the official world records on the dates that Scandolo-Moser skated her personal records.
DistanceResultDateLocationWR
500 m40.8311 February 1989Calgary39.10
1,000 m1:20.6911 March 1989Inzell1:17.65
1,500 m2:02.6511 February 1989Calgary1:59.30
3,000 m4:18.6812 February 1989Calgary4:11.94
5,000 m7:29.8811 February 1990Calgary7:14.13