Men
GER
Moritz Geisreiter
GER- Date of birth30 Dec 1987
- Height200 CM
- ProfessionArmy, Athlete
- HometownInzell
- Place of birthBad Reichenhall
- Start skating Club He began speed skating at age 14 in Inzell, Germany. DEC Fillensee/Inzell: Germany
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, French, German
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He was named the 2012 Speed Skater of the Year by the Association of German Sports Journalists [VDS]. (ovb-online.de, 15 Nov 2012)
"These are the 'good old days' from tomorrow, so I want to make them memorable." (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017)
Swedish freeskier Reine Barkered. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017)
His supporter Willem Blakborn, and German speed skater Marion Wohlrab. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017, 28 Jan 2017)
He suffered a back injury in April 2014 that kept him out of action until January 2015. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017; schaatsflits.nl, 09 Jan 2015)
In 2013 he broke his ankle in a skiing accident in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He was unable to skate for six weeks and the injury continued to bother him for two years. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017, 13 Nov 2017; moritzgeisreiter.de, 01 Apr 2013)
In 2013 he broke his ankle in a skiing accident in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He was unable to skate for six weeks and the injury continued to bother him for two years. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017, 13 Nov 2017; moritzgeisreiter.de, 01 Apr 2013)
Finishing in the top 10 in the 5000m and the 10,000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, and placing fourth in the 10,000m at the 2012 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017, 28 Jan 2017)
RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive speed skating after the 2018 World Cup event in Minsk, Belarus. "I felt it was the right time to retire from the sport. I plan to remain within the sport as a youth coach." (Facebook profile, 25 Apr 2018; shz.de, 13 Mar 2018)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2014 he began a master's degree in business psychology at the University of Applied Management in Erding, Germany. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017; traunsteiner-tagblatt.de, 22 Jan 2015)
He retired from competitive speed skating after the 2018 World Cup event in Minsk, Belarus. "I felt it was the right time to retire from the sport. I plan to remain within the sport as a youth coach." (Facebook profile, 25 Apr 2018; shz.de, 13 Mar 2018)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2014 he began a master's degree in business psychology at the University of Applied Management in Erding, Germany. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017; traunsteiner-tagblatt.de, 22 Jan 2015)
He was an alpine skier before he was inspired to switch to speed skating by the performances of German speed skater Anni Friesinger-Postma. "I liked the idea of being more of an endurance athlete, with the chance to spend a lot of time training on my bike."
