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Arthur Vollstedt

Full name: Arthur Vollstedt
Gender: Male
Born: January 21, 1892 in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 15, 1969 in Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Affiliations: Altonaer SV, Hamburg (GER)
Country: GER Germany
Sport: Speed Skating

Biography

In 1925 Arthur Vollstedt was the first German taking part in speed skating World Championships after 28 years of absence. In 1936 he was responsible for the artificial ice stadium that was constructed at the Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Beginning in 1947 he was a coach in Köln and in this function he was substantially involved in organizing the Kölner Eisklub (KEK), later to become Kölner EC (currently Kölner Haie [Cologne Sharks]).

Personal Bests: 500 – 51.0 (1925); 1500 – 2:37.0 (1928); 5000 – 9:21.4 (1928); 10000 – 18:59.4 (1928).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1928 Winter 36 Sankt Moritz Speed Skating Men's 1,500 metres Germany GER 23
1928 Winter 36 Sankt Moritz Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres Germany GER 28

Men's 1,500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1928 Winter 36 Sankt Moritz Speed Skating Germany Final Standings 23 2:39.9

Men's 5,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 600m 1000m 1400m 1800m 2200m 2600m 3000m 3400m 3800m 4200m 4600m
1928 Winter 36 Sankt Moritz Speed Skating Germany Final Standings 28 9:58.5 1:06.0 1:50.1 2:36.8 3:25.0 4:14.2 5:04.0 5:54.0 6:43.8 7:33.0 8:20.0 9:11.0