Full name: Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug
Gender: Female
Height: 5-8 (173 cm)
Weight: 141 lbs (64 kg)
Born: March 1, 1954 in Munich, Bayern, Germany
Affiliations: DEC Frillensee, Inzell (GER)
Country: West Germany
Sport: Speed Skating
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
At the young age of 17, Monika Plug took the speed skating world by storm. In the 1972 season, she won the World Sprint Championships, earned an Olympic gold in the 1,000 m in Sapporo, and broke the world record in the sprint combination. While it would remain her best year, Monika Pflug would remain a well-known face in the skating for the next 15 years, disappearing only briefly to become a mother. In that period, she mounted the World Sprint podium three more times, placing third in 1973, 1974 and 1982. She also tried her hand at allround skating, coming 4th in the 1973 European Championships. Her collection of West German titles is impressive, winning the allround crown 8 times (1971-76, 1981-82) and the sprint title 8 times (1975, 1979, 1981-84, 1986-87). Marrying to Franz Holzner in 1974, she competed as Monika Holzner-Pflug for much of her career. Following a divorce and remarriage to fellow speed skater Fritz Gawenus, she competed under that name in the last years of her career. Personal Bests: 500 â 40.53 (1988); 1000 â 1:23.47 (1984); 1500 â 2:11.26 (1986); 3000 â 4:54.49 (1981). |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1972 Winter | 17 | Sapporo | Speed Skating | Women's 500 metres | West Germany | FRG | 5 | OR | |
1972 Winter | 17 | Sapporo | Speed Skating | Women's 1,000 metres | West Germany | FRG | 1 | Gold | OR |
1972 Winter | 17 | Sapporo | Speed Skating | Women's 1,500 metres | West Germany | FRG | 10 | ||
1976 Winter | 21 | Innsbruck | Speed Skating | Women's 500 metres | West Germany | FRG | 12 | ||
1976 Winter | 21 | Innsbruck | Speed Skating | Women's 1,000 metres | West Germany | FRG | 5 | OR | |
1980 Winter | 25 | Lake Placid | Speed Skating | Women's 500 metres | West Germany | FRG | 25 | ||
1980 Winter | 25 | Lake Placid | Speed Skating | Women's 1,000 metres | West Germany | FRG | 21 | ||
1984 Winter | 29 | Sarajevo | Speed Skating | Women's 500 metres | West Germany | FRG | 7 | ||
1984 Winter | 29 | Sarajevo | Speed Skating | Women's 1,000 metres | West Germany | FRG | 8 | ||
1988 Winter | 33 | Calgary | Speed Skating | Women's 500 metres | West Germany | FRG | 7 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 1c | |
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1972 Winter | 17 | Sapporo | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 5 | OR | 44.75 | 11.53 | |
1976 Winter | 21 | Innsbruck | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 12 | 44.36 | 11.70 | ||
1980 Winter | 25 | Lake Placid | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 25 | 44.59 | 11.83 | ||
1984 Winter | 29 | Sarajevo | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 7 | 42.40 | 11.12 | ||
1988 Winter | 33 | Calgary | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 7 | 40.53 | 11.14 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 2c | 6c | |
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1972 Winter | 17 | Sapporo | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 1 | OR | 1:31.40 | 20.59 | 54.74 | |
1976 Winter | 21 | Innsbruck | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 5 | OR | 1:29.54 | 19.85 | 53.02 | |
1980 Winter | 25 | Lake Placid | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 21 | 1:30.13 | 19.92 | 53.44 | ||
1984 Winter | 29 | Sarajevo | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 8 | 1:25.87 | 19.21 | 50.68 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 3c | 7c | 1.1k | |
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1972 Winter | 17 | Sapporo | Speed Skating | West Germany | Final Standings | 10 | 2:24.69 | 29.25 | 1:04.64 | 1:43.19 |