Beijing: Claudia Pechstein became the oldest winter woman when she ran in a skating speed of 3,000 meters in the Beijing game on Saturday.
Already the first woman to win five consecutive medals in the winter match, the 49-year-old Pechstein brought the German flag at the opening ceremony on Friday, but came the 20th and finally in his teachings.
Even though he finished more than 20 seconds behind the Dutch gold medalist Irene Schouten who also took the Pechstein Olympic record raised his hand and looked relieved when he crossed the finishing line.
“Today’s results are not so important, it’s just for the race and is here.
I am very proud,” said Pechstein.
Germany, who was 50 two days after the match ended, also equaled the record to appear at the highest number of winter Olympics.
Beijing is the eighth game, tying it with Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai, the latter competing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
“I wasn’t too fast but I smiled because today I got my goal for the race at my eighth Olympics.
This is important to me,” said Pechstein told reporters.
Pechstein missed Vancouver 2010 winter games after being banned for two years by International Skating Union for abnormal blood levels, which they said showed doping.
The oldest women’s winter Olympic record was previously held by Anne Abernathy, a Luger from the US Virgin Islands, who was 48 years old when he competed in Salt Lake City in 2002.