Other names: MITSCHERLICH, Andrea

　　　　　　　SCHOENE, Andrea

　　　　　　　SCHÖNE, Andrea

Born: 1 December 1960

Birthplace: Dresden (Germany)

Nationality: Germany

Sport: Skating

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Innsbruck 1976

Lake Placid 1980

Sarajevo 1984

Calgary 1988

AWARDS

Olympic medals:

Gold: 1

Silver: 5

Bronze: 1

Other results:

World Championships

Gold: 2 (83, 85)

Silver: 4 (82, 84, 86, 87)

Earning Medals With Three Names

In 1976 Andrea Ehrig (also known as Andrea Mitscherlich and Andrea Schöne), earned a silver medal in the 3,000m only 2½ months after her fifteenth birthday to become the youngest female athlete ever to win a medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympics. She competed in the Olympics again in 1980, but without medal success. However, in 1984 she won the 3,000m. Although this made her an Olympic champion, it is her silver medals that earned Schöne a special place in the record books. In addition to the one she won in 1976, she added two more, at 1,500m and 1,000m, in 1984. At the 1988 Winter Olympics, she broke the 3,000m world record by 4.67 seconds and the 5,000m world record by 3.24 seconds, but in both races she was beaten by Yvonne van Gennip. Ehrig, who also earned a bronze medal in the 1988 1,000m, is one of only three winter athletes in any sport to win five silver medals. She is also the only athlete to earn medals using three different names: Mitscherlich in 1976, Schöne in 1984 and Ehrig in 1988.