Patrick Beckert
# Patrick Beckert

Patrick Beckert (born 17 April 1990) is a German Olympic speed skater.

Becket finished in 22nd place in the 5000 m at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He missed one race because his mobile phone was turned off. He was the fourth reserve for that race, and neither he nor the German team manager thought he would be selected. The Olympic Games officials attempted to call all four reserves after a skater withdrew just one hour before the race, but none four skaters were reachable.

He has set eleven German records in the senior division, seven German records in the junior division, and eight championship records. He was the first German speed skater to skate the 10000 meter under 13 minutes and the 3000-meter event under 3:40 minutes. At the end of the 2018–2019 season, Beckert was the highest-placed German skater (27th) on the Adelskalender samalog table with 147.980 points.

His mother and five brothers and sisters all did speed skating. One of his sisters, Stephanie, won three medals at the 2010 Games.

## Speed skating

### Personal records

Personal records :

| Speed skating |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 m | 37.59 | 2 March 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada | |
| 1000 m | 1:11.91 | 26 October 2018 | Max Aicher Arena, Inzell, Germany | |
| 1500 m | 1:45.15 | 13 December 2017 | Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada | |
| 3000 m | 3:37.31 | 7 November 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada | German national record |
| 5000 m | 6:07.02 | 10 December 2017 | Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada | German national record |
| 10000 m | 12:47.93 | 14 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City, USA | German national record |

## Tournament overview

| Season | German Championships Single Distances | European Championships Allround | World Championships Allround | World Championships Single Distances | Olympic Games | World Championships Junior | World Cup GWC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006–07 | | | | | | INNSBRUCK 33rd 500m 19th 3000m 39th 1500m DNQ 5000m 28th overall Team pursuit | |
| 2007–08 | ERFURT 5th 5000m | | | | | CHANGCHUN 31st 500m 15th 3000m 18th 1500m 16th 5000m 20th overall Team pursuit | |
| 2008–09 | BERLIN 6th 1500m 4th 5000m | | | | | ZAKAPANE 5th 5000m 4th Team pursuit | 50th 5000m overall |
| 2009–10 | BERLIN 5000m | HAMAR 22nd 500m 19th 5000m 25th 1500m DNQ 10000m 19th overall | HEERENVEEN 21st 500m 14th 5000m 19th 1500m DNQ 10000m 18th overall | | VANCOUVER 22nd 5000m | | 23rd 5000 overall 10th Team pursuit overall |
| 2010–11 | ERFURT 4th 1500m 5000m | | | INZELL 12th 5000m | | | 9th 5000/10000m overall |
| 2011–12 | INZELL 1500m 5000m DQ 10000m | BUDAPEST 24th 500m 11th 5000m 16th 1500m DNQ 10000m 14th overall | MOSCOW 20th 500m 10th 5000m 13th 1500m 10th 10000m 10th overall | HEERENVEEN 21st 1500m 8th 5000m 6th Team pursuit | | | 39th 1500m overall 11th 5000m overall Team pursuit overall |
| 2012–13 | BERLIN 1500m | | | SOCHI 9th 5000m 8th 10000m 6th Team pursuit | | | 47th 1500m overall 11th 5000/10000m overall 7th Team pursuit overall |
| 2013–14 | INZELL 1500m 5000m | | | | SOCHI 23rd 1500m 8th 5000m 6th 10000m | | 35th 1500m overall 5000/10000m overall 7th Team pursuit overall |
| 2014–15 | BERLIN 1500m 5000m 10000m | | CALGARY 23rd 500m 6th 5000m 15th 1500m DNQ 10000m 17th overall | HEERENVEEN 7th 5000m 10000m 16th Mass start | | | 4th 5000/10000m overall |
| 2015–16 | INZELL 1500m 5000m | | BERLIN 23rd 500m 5th 5000m 19th 1500m 6th 10000m 7th overall | KOLOMNA 4th 5000m 4th 10000m | | | 47th 1500m overall 5th 5000/10000m overall 8th Team pursuit overall |
| 2016–17 | INZELL 1500m 5000m 10000m | | HAMAR 20th 500m 4th 5000m 14th 1500m 4th 10000m 7th overall | GANGNEUNG 7th 5000m 10000m | | | 40th 1500m overall 5th 5000/10000m overall 11th Team pursuit overall |
| 2017–18 | INZELL 1500m 5000m 10000m | | | | GANGNEUNG 10th 5000m 7th 10000m | | 35th 1500m overall 6th 5000/10000m overall |
| 2018–19 | INZELL 1500m 5000m 10000m | | CALGARY 22nd 500m 7th 5000m 13th 1500m DNQ 10000m 15th overall | INZELL 6th 5000m 4th 10000m | | | 43rd 1500m overall 5th 5000/10000m overall |
| 2019–20 | INZELL 5000m 10000m | | | SALT LAKE CITY 6th 5000m 10000m | | | 8th 5000/10000m overall |
| 2020–21 | | | | HEERENVEEN 9th 5000m 9th 10000m | | | 12th 5000m/10000m overall |
| 2021–22 | INZELL 5000m 10000m | | | | BEIJING 11th 5000m 7th 10000m | | 6th 5000m/10000m overall |

Source German data:

* DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance
* DQ = Disqualified

## World Cup overview

| Season | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter | 1500 meter |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008–2009 | | | | | | |
| 2009–2010 | | | | | | |
| 2010–2011 | | | | | | |
| 2011–2012 | – | 5th(b) | – | – | – | – |
| 2012–2013 | 16th(b) | 17th(b | 11th(b) | 7th(b) | – | – |
| 2013–2014 | – | 5th(b) | – | – | 5th(b) | – |
| 2014–2015 | | | | | | |
| 2015–2016 | 8th(b) | – | – | – | 19th(b) | – |
| 2016–2017 | – | – | – | – | 5th(b) | – |
| 2017–2018 | – | – | 13th(b) | – | 4th(b) | – |
| 2018–2019 | 9th(b) | – | – | 10th(b) | – | – |
| 2019–2020 | | | | | | |
| 2020–2021 | | | | | | |
| 2021–2022 | | | | | | |
| Season | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter | 5000/10000 meter |
| 2008–2009 | 8th(b) | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009–2010 | 15th(b) | 18th | DQ | 4th(b) | 14th | 16th |
| 2010–2011 | 14th | 14th | 5th | 12th | 4th | 9th |
| 2011–2012 | 12th | 12th | 4th | 10th | 8th | 11th |
| 2012–2013 | 13th | 5th(b) | 4th(b) | 10th | 6th | 11th |
| 2013–2014 | 9th | 11th | | 9th | | 4th |
| 2014–2015 | 5th | 5th | 9th | 8th | 4th | |
| 2015–2016 | 4th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 10th |
| 2016–2017 | 9th | 11th | | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| 2017–2018 | 10th | 7th | | | 5th | DQ |
| 2018–2019 | 4th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 6th |
| 2019–2020 | 11th | 10th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 11th |
| 2020–2021 | 8th | 15th | | | | |
| 2021–2022 | 10th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 11th | |
| Season | Team Pursuit | Team Pursuit | Team Pursuit | Team Pursuit | Team Pursuit |
| 2008–2009 | | | | | |
| 2009–2010 | | | | | |
| 2010–2011 | – | 8th | 10th | | |
| 2011–2012 | | | | 4th | |
| 2012–2013 | 5th | – | 6th | – | |
| 2013–2014 | 10th | 6th | 5th | – | |
| 2014–2015 | | | | | |
| 2015–2016 | 7th | 6th | – | – | |
| 2016–2017 | 9th | – | 9th | – | – |
| 2017–2018 | | | | | |
| 2018–2019 | | | | | |
| 2019–2020 | | | | | |
| 2020–2021 | | | | | |
| 2021–2022 | | | | | |

* – = Did not participate
* (b) = Division B
* DQ = Disqualified

## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| German Championships | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| World Championships Junior | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| World Championships Single Distances | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| World Cup | 0 | 3 | 8 |

## Extras

* Thuringian achiever of the year 2011
* Erfurt athlete of the year 2016
* Erfurt athlete of the year 2017
