Men
SUI
Martin Hänggi
SUI- Date of birth17 Mar 1968
- Height180 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Coach
- HometownDavos
- Place of birthDavos
- Start skatingHe began skating at age five in Davos, Switzerland. He played professional ice hockey until age 29 when he took up speed skating.
- Club Internationale Schlittschuhclub Davos: Switzerland
- HobbiesCycling, running, swimming. (Facebook page, 05 Dec 2014)
- LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian
- Other nameSunny (Athlete, 04 Feb 2010)
- FamilyChildren Alina and Ilenja
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Competing in the 10,000m at the 2015 World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
Never give up, it's never over. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
Speed skater Bart Veldkamp. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
He suffered a head injury during training in 2013. It took him six months to recover from the injury. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
He broke his shoulder in 1982, 1989 and 1993. He also tore ligaments in his foot in 1990. (Athlete, 04 Feb 2010)
He broke his shoulder in 1982, 1989 and 1993. He also tore ligaments in his foot in 1990. (Athlete, 04 Feb 2010)
HEALTH KICK
He has managed a health food shop in Davos, Switzerland. (naturkraftwerke.com, 07 Feb 2015; nachhaltigleben.ch, 2015)
OLDEST
During the 2014/15 season, he became the oldest speed skater to have competed in the World Cup. He was 46 years and 251 days when he finished 18th in the mass start at the World Cup event in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Dec 2014; allesmetsport.nl, 11 Nov 2014)
He has managed a health food shop in Davos, Switzerland. (naturkraftwerke.com, 07 Feb 2015; nachhaltigleben.ch, 2015)
OLDEST
During the 2014/15 season, he became the oldest speed skater to have competed in the World Cup. He was 46 years and 251 days when he finished 18th in the mass start at the World Cup event in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Dec 2014; allesmetsport.nl, 11 Nov 2014)
He is a former professional ice hockey player, and also competed in inline skating at international level. (allesmetsport.nl, 11 Nov 2014; experts-in-speed.de, 2013)
At the time, ice hockey was the most popular sport in town and he hoped to become a professional player one day. "I started speed skating at 29. I found my inner love with skating, my passion since then."
