Stephanie Beckert

{{Short description|German speed skater (born 1988)}}

{{expand German|topic=bio|date=May 2022|Stephanie Beckert}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name =

| image = Stephanie Beckert - 5000m Vancouver 2010.jpg

| caption = Beckert in 2010

| headercolor = #d7ecff

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Erfurt, East Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.72 m

| weight = 69 kg

| sport = Speed skating

| club = ESC Erfurt, Erfurt

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| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's speed skating}}

{{Medal|Country|{{GER}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2010 Vancouver|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Vancouver|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Vancouver|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Inzell|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 Heerenveen|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 Heerenveen|5000 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Inzell|3000 m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Inzell|Team pursuit}}

}}

Stephanie Beckert (born 30 May 1988) is a long-distance speed skater from Germany.[http://www.ctvolympics.ca/countries/country=ger/athletes/athlete=3533/index.html CTV Olympic profile]. Ctvolympics.ca. Retrieved on 2013-01-27. She had a fourth place standing at the 2008–09 women's 3000/5000 m World Cup.[http://www.isuresults.eu/2008-2009/worldcup/worldcup2-3000.html ESSENT ISU WORLD CUP 2008/2009]. isuresults.eu At the 2010 Winter Olympics she won one gold and two silver medals.

Her mother Angela and five younger brothers and sisters all did speed skating, and one of the brothers, Patrick, competed at the 2010 Olympics. Her father Detlef is a retired handball player. Stephanie first trained in figure skating, but at the age of 10 switched to speed skating. Since October 2006 Beckert is serving in the German Army and has a rank of sergeant.