Lana Gehring

Lana Gehring
Personal information
Born (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight137 lb (62 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportShort track speed skating
ClubU.S. National Racing Program
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 Vancouver3000 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Shanghai3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2010 Sofia3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2012 Shanghai500 m
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 HeerenveenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 WarsawTeam

Lana Gehring (born August 21, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American short track speed skater. She competed for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal as part of a relay team. She has qualified for a spot on the U.S. team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Gehring won a bronze medal as part of the 3000 m relay team.[1] After failing to make the U.S. short track team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Gerhing retired from speed skating. She then began skating long track before returning to short track. In December 2017 she qualified for the U.S. short track team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ladies' 3000 m Relay – final results". Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "John-Henry Krueger, Lana Gehring claim first spots on U.S. Olympic short track team". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.