Men
GER
Hendrik DOMBEK
GER- Date of birth17 Jun 1997
- Height1830 CM
- ProfessionArmed Forces Athlete, Student
- HometownErfurt
- Place of birthMunich
- Start skating / Club He began speed skating at age 12 at the Ostpark Stadium in Munich, Germany. / Munchener Eislauf-Verein: Germany
- HobbiesSports, photography, cooking, video games, listening to music. (Eisschnelllauf Team Erfurt Instagram page, 31 Jul 2023; Instagram profile, 21 Jan 2021; spoosty.com, 01 Jul 2020; Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesEnglish, German
- Other nameHank (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- CoachPeter Mueller [national], USA
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Don't give an inch." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
German speed skaters Felix Maly and Nico Ihle. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
Coach Andrea Hohse. "She is the reason why I am the skater I am. She helped me through many years, all alone on the outdoor rink in Munich from age 13 to 19." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
He missed 12 weeks in 2023 with a foot injury. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
He broke his collarbone in 2021 and was unable to train for six weeks. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
In February 2021 he sustained a thigh injury that ended his 2020/21 season early. (ml-sportmanagement.de, 01 Mar 2021)
He broke his collarbone in 2021 and was unable to train for six weeks. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
In February 2021 he sustained a thigh injury that ended his 2020/21 season early. (ml-sportmanagement.de, 01 Mar 2021)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Instagram profile, 09 Oct 2023)
Competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Changchun, People's Republic of China, and the 2018 World Cup in Erfurt, Germany. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021, 15 Nov 2023)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as an athlete spokesperson for the German Speed Skating and Short Track Association [DESG]. (Twitter profile, 11 Jul 2023; DESG Facebook page, 13 Jul 2022; desg.de, 01 Jul 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has spent time studying psychology at the University of Hagen in Germany. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
He has served as an athlete spokesperson for the German Speed Skating and Short Track Association [DESG]. (Twitter profile, 11 Jul 2023; DESG Facebook page, 13 Jul 2022; desg.de, 01 Jul 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has spent time studying psychology at the University of Hagen in Germany. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
He touches his skating glasses with four fingers at the start line. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
"I lived about 200 metres away from the stadium and after a few training sessions I could not stop loving it."
Peter Mueller [national], USA
