Danny Kah (born 5 May 1967 in Two Wells, South Australia) is a former ice speed skater from

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, who represented his native country in three consecutive

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, starting in 1988 in

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, Canada. Kah retired from speedskating in 1994 but still holds the national records on the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. By 11 January 2009, Kah was placed 463rd on the Adelskalender, the ranking list of all-time personal bests.Adelskalender

Achievements

World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892. History Distances used * In 1889, three distances had to be skated: 1 ...

(8 participations): ** 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 *** Best result 7th in 1991 * World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men (1 participation): ** 1991 *** Best result 26th in 1991 *

World Junior Speed Skating Championships In 1971, the International Skating Union, ISU congress decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After two test-championships (1972 and 1973), where only a boys' competition was held in the 1972 edition, the first official cham ...

(1 participation): ** 1985 *** 18th in 1985

Personal records

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1967 births Living people People from Two Wells, South Australia Australian male speed skaters Australian male short-track speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Australia Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-speed-skating-bio-stub