Christina Kaiser

Updated：2008-07-07 10:47 | Source：beijing2008.cn

　　Grenoble, February 1968, X Olympic Winter Games. Women‘s speed skating: Christina KAISER of Holland in action during an event. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

　　Other names: BAAS, Christina KAISER, S.KAISER, Stien

　　Born: 20 May 1938

　　Birthplace: Delft (Netherlands)

　　Nationality: Netherlands

　　Sport: Skating

　　ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

　　Grenoble 1968

　　Sapporo 1972

　　AWARDS

　　Olympic medals:

　　Gold: 1

　　Silver: 1

　　Bronze: 2

　　Other results:

　　World Championships

　　Gold: 2 (67, 68)

　　Silver: 4 (69, 70, 71, 72)

　　Bronze: 2 (65, 66)

　　The Oldest Individual Winter Woman Winner

　　Christina Kaiser was already 29 years old when she first competed at the Olympics in 1968. She won a bronze medal at 1,500m. She entered the 3,000m as the reigning world record holder, but again she finished only third. In 1972, Baas-Kaiser also entered the 1,500 and the 3,000. This time she held the world record in both events. In the 1,500 she earned a silver medal, losing to Dianne Holum by only one fifth of a second.

　　Three days later, Baas-Kaiser won the gold medal at 3,000m. Her margin of victory, 6.53 seconds, remains the largest in the history of women‘s speed skating. Baas-Kaiser also retains a place in the Winter Olympics record book as the oldest woman to win a gold medal in an individual event. When she won the 3,000m in 1972, her age was 33 years 268 days.

Editor : LiuAnqi