Danny Kah
Danny Kah (born 5 May 1967 in Two Wells, South Australia) is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.
Kah retired from speedskating in 1994 but still holds the national records on the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. By 11 January 2009, Kah was placed 463rd on the Adelskalender, the ranking list of all-time personal bests.[1]
Achievements
[edit]- World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men (8 participations):
- 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Best result 7th in 1991
- 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men (1 participation):
- 1991
- Best result 26th in 1991
- 1991
- World Junior Speed Skating Championships (1 participation):
- 1985
- 18th in 1985
- 1985
Personal records
[edit]| Personal records | ||||
| Men's Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 38.95 | 1991-02-09 | Heerenveen | |
| 1,000 m | 1:16.30 | 1991-02-20 | Baselga di Pinè | |
| 1,500 m | 1:55.18 | 1990-12-08 | Calgary | |
| 5,000 m | 6:52.14 | 1988-02-17 | Calgary | Australian national record |
| 10,000 m | 14:17.70 | 1991-02-10 | Heerenveen | Australian national record |
References
[edit]- ^ Adelskalender Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- SkateResults at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 March 2008)
- DESG
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Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Two Wells, South Australia
- Australian male speed skaters
- Australian male short track speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for Australia
- Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in short track speed skating
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia
- Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade
- Speed skating biography stubs
- Australian winter sports biography stubs