Lana Gehring
Personal information
Born (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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 place 2010 Vancouver 3000 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Shanghai 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Shanghai 500 m
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Heerenveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Warsaw Team

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". Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. ↑ "John-Henry Krueger, Lana Gehring claim first spots on U.S. Olympic short track team". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2017-12-16.


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