- Date of birth09 Apr 1997
- Height187 CM
- ProfessionSports soldier in the German armed forces
- HometownErfurt
- Place of birthWerdau
- Start skatingHe began speed skating in 2004 at age seven in Crimmitschau, Germany.
- Club Crimmitschauer Polizeisportverein: Germany
- Hobbies"Cycling, and all sports in fact. Outdoor sports, hiking and walking. I am really into geocaching too, where you have a map and there are locations where users hide small containers and you log your name when you find them. <BR/><BR/>"I am in to health and wellness as well, like yoga and saunas." (Athlete, December 2025)
- LanguagesEnglish, French, German
- Other nameFritte (Athlete, 22 Nov 2021; Instagram profile, 20 Sep 2020)
- CoachAart van der Wulp
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Being present - to reach shared goals." (Athlete, December 2025)
"My old coach, Mr Huettenrauch." (Athlete, December 2025)
"Be the best version of myself." (Athlete, December 2025)
- Won silver in the men's Mass Start at the ISU World Cup in Calgary in January 2025.
- Competed in the past three ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships and has a best individual finish of 10th in the men's 10,000m in 2023.
- Finished 8th in the men's Mass Start at the 2024 ISU European Speed Skating Championships.
(isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
- Competed in the past three ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships and has a best individual finish of 10th in the men's 10,000m in 2023.
- Finished 8th in the men's Mass Start at the 2024 ISU European Speed Skating Championships.
(isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
MULTILINGUAL CHESS PLAYER
"I love learning languages. It's French at the moment. And I am really in to chess right now. I am learning. I am not very good. I play with friends back home. At the World Cups we have time-slots when we play online."
(Athlete, December 2025)
SLEEP COACH
In 2019 he began working with sleep coach Markus Kamps in order to improve his physical recovery. "Along with nutrition, sleep is one of the most important components in an athlete's recovery." (Instagram profile, 09 Mar 2022; Markus Kamps Facebook profile, 12 May 2021; schlafkampagne.de, 11 May 2021; markus-kamps.de, 03 Jun 2020; Facebook profile, 13 May 2020)
"I love learning languages. It's French at the moment. And I am really in to chess right now. I am learning. I am not very good. I play with friends back home. At the World Cups we have time-slots when we play online."
(Athlete, December 2025)
SLEEP COACH
In 2019 he began working with sleep coach Markus Kamps in order to improve his physical recovery. "Along with nutrition, sleep is one of the most important components in an athlete's recovery." (Instagram profile, 09 Mar 2022; Markus Kamps Facebook profile, 12 May 2021; schlafkampagne.de, 11 May 2021; markus-kamps.de, 03 Jun 2020; Facebook profile, 13 May 2020)
"My parents wanted me to have a leisure activity besides studying at school."
Aart van der Wulp
