Uwe-Jens Mey

Uwe-Jens Mey
Mey in 1988
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born13 December 1963 (1963-12-13) (age 60)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.43 (1992)
1000 m: 1:13.11 (1988)
1500 m: 2:02.27 (1985)
3000 m: 4:35.94 (1982)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 West Allis Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1989 Heerenveen Sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville 500 m
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Inzell Sprint

Uwe-Jens Mey (born 13 December 1963) is a German former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Warsaw, Poland.


Developed by StudentB