Franziska Schenk (born 13 March 1974) is a former

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. She was a specialist in the sprint distances (500 and 1000 m). At the

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, she won a bronze on the 500 m in

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. After that she won the bronze medal in the Sprint World Championships in 1995 and 1996, she won overall in 1997, also in Vikingskipet. At the World Allround she won three bronze medals, two in 1997 and one in 1998. In addition she won 11 World Cup victories during her career.

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1974 births German female speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Germany Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in speed skating Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Erfurt Speed skaters from Thuringia Living people World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-speed-skating-bio-stub