Men
GER
Patrick Beckert
GER- Date of birth17 Apr 1990
- Height1830 CM
- ProfessionArmed Forces Athlete, Coach
- HometownErfurt
- Place of birthErfurt
- Start skating / Club He began skating in 1997 in Erfurt, Germany. / ESC Erfurt: Germany
- HobbiesPlaying video games, Formula One, supporting German football club Bayern Munich. (Facebook page, 21 Oct 2017)
- LanguagesDutch, English, German
- FamliyPartner Lara
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He was named Sportsman of the Year in Erfurt, Germany, for 2016, 2017, and 2020. (Instagram profile, 20 Sep 2022; patrickbeckert.com, 06 Dec 2020; Facebook page, 21 Oct 2017)
US speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015)
His brother Pedro. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015)
In September 2022 he announced that he would not be competing during the 2022/23 season due to a back injury. He returned to training in January 2023. (Instagram profile, 15 Feb 2024, 11 Nov 2022, 20 Sep 2022; insuedthueringen.de, 20 Sep 2022)
He had enthesitis [inflammation] of the knee from December 2008 to July 2009. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015)
He had enthesitis [inflammation] of the knee from December 2008 to July 2009. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Instagram profile, 15 Feb 2024)
He was inspired to take up the sport after watching the Olympic Winter Games on television. His siblings were also skaters.
