Vera Güntert
Switzerland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSSUI22011199701 | |
| NOC | Switzerland | |
| Born | 20 Nov 1997 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English, French, German | |
| Residence | Alosen, SUI | |
| Higher education | Law - FernUni Schweiz: Switzerland |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.68 | 11 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:17.68 | 04 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:05.27 | 27 Feb 2021 |  Inzell |
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| 3000m | 4:42.76 | 13 Dec 2015 | Inzell |
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| 5000m | 8:52.90 | 21 Dec 2014 |  Innsbruck |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | Her younger sister Jasmin represented Switzerland in speed skating at the world junior championships in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2021; veraguentert.ch, 24 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Having trained in inline skating during the summer months for several years, she and her sister Jasmin started looking for a winter sport. After a year of short track, they switched to speed skating in 2010. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.veraguentert.ch | www.facebook.com/vera.guntert |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | She competed in roller speed skating at the 2014 European Youth Speed Championships in Geising, Germany. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; the-sports.org, 26 Jul 2014) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "The finish line is just the starting gun for a new challenge." (veraguentert.ch, 24 Jan 2021) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing 11th in the mass start at the 2021 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Zuger Woche, 31 Mar 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up speed skating in 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland. | |
| Club / Team | Powerskating Zug: Switzerland |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Cooking, reading. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Injuries | She has sustained a knee injury during her career that required two years of rehabilitation. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | Her family. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Kalon Dobbin [personal], NZL |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 11 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 18 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 19 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 25 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 32 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 41 | |||