# Paul Herrmann
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{{short description|German speed skater}}
{{distinguish|Paul Hermann (disambiguation){{!}}Paul Hermann}}
{{Infobox speed skater
| sport = [Short track speed skating](/source/Short_track_speed_skating)
| name = Paul Herrmann
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|16}}
| birth_place = [Dresden](/source/Dresden), East Germany
| height = 5 ft 8 in
| weight = 148 lb
| website =
| worldcup = 1
| worldchamp =
| country = {{GER}}
| club =
| turnedpro =
| worlds = 3
| olympics =
| highestranking = 11 (1500m)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [short track speed skating](/source/short_track_speed_skating)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GER}} }}
{{MedalCompetition |[World Championships](/source/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2011 Sheffield](/source/2011_World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships)|[5000 m relay](/source/2011_World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metre_relay)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2010 Sofia](/source/2010_World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships)|[5000 m relay](/source/2010_World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_5000_metre_relay)}}
}}
'''Paul Herrmann''' (born November 16, 1985, in [Dresden](/source/Dresden)) is a German short-track speed-skater.
Herrmann competed at the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics) for Germany. In the [1000 metres](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_-_Men's_1000_metres) he placed third in his opening heat, and in the [1500 metres](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_-_Men's_1500_metres), he placed sixth in the opening round, both timesfailing to advance. As a member of the German [5000 metre relay](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_-_Men's_5000_metre_relay) team, he finished 3rd in the semifinal and 2nd in the B Final, ending up 5th overall. His best individual performance was in the 1000 metres, where he finished 22nd overall.[{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/paul-herrmann-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224305/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/paul-herrmann-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}]
As of 2013, Herrmann's best performance at the [World Championships](/source/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) came in [2011](/source/2011_World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships), when he won a silver medal as a member of the German 5000m relay team. His best individual performance at a World Championships was also in 2011, placing 12th in the 500 metres. He also won a gold medal as a member of the German relay team at the [2007 European Championships](/source/2007_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships).[{{cite web |title=ISU Biography|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=6803|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131204051555/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=6803|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2013}}]
As of 2013, Herrmann has one [ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup](/source/ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) victory, one as part of the relay team in [2010-2011](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) at Dresden, and four other podium finishes, also all in relay races. His top World Cup ranking is 11th, in the 1500 metres in [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup).[
==World Cup podiums==
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{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" style="text-align:center"
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|Date
!Season
!Location
!Rank
!Event
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|10 December 2006 || [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) || [Montreal](/source/Montreal) || {{bronze3}} || 5000m Relay
|-
|4 February 2007 || [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) || [Heerenveen](/source/Heerenveen) || {{silver2}} || 5000m Relay
|-
|8 February 2009 || [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) || [Sofia](/source/Sofia) || {{bronze3}} || 5000m Relay
|-
|15 February 2009 || [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) || [Dresden](/source/Dresden) || {{bronze3}} || 5000m Relay
|-
|20 February 2011 || [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_ISU_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_World_Cup) || [Dresden](/source/Dresden) || {{gold1}} || 5000m Relay
|}
== References ==
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Category:1985 births
Category:Living people
Category:German male short-track speed skaters
Category:Olympic short-track speed skaters for Germany
Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
Category:Speed skaters from Dresden
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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