Claudia Nystad

Claudia Nystad

Nystad in 2014.
Medal record
Women's cross country skiing
Competitor for  Germany
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km
2010 Vancouver Team sprint
2006 Turin Individual sprint
2006 Turin 4 × 5 km
2010 Vancouver 4 x 5 km relay
2014 Sochi 4 x 5 km relay
World Championships
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km
2003 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint
2007 Sapporo Team sprint
2007 Sapporo 4 x 5 km
2009 Liberec 4 x 5 km

Claudia Nystad (née Künzel, born 1 February 1978) is a German top-level woman cross country skier. She was born in Zschopau, East Germany, and represents the sports club WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal. Besides her civilian sports career, she serves as a sports soldier with the German Federal Armed Forces.

Career achievements

Personal life

On June 27, 2005, Künzel married Trond Nystad from Norway, ex-coach of the American cross-country ski team.

In the summer of 2007, Künzel donated her gold medal from the 2002 Winter Olympics to benefit the 'Hansel und Gretel' foundation (Hansel and Gretel in German) committed to helping abused children.[1]

Honours and awards

References

  1. FIS Newsflash 135. July 11, 2007.

External links

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