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{{short description|Austrian speed skater}}
{{Infobox speed skater
|birth_date={{birth-date and age|October 5, 1963}}
|birth_place=[[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]]
|fullname=Michael Florian Hadschieff
|years_active = 1983&ndash;1994
|nationality=Austrian
|headercolor=lightsteelblue
|height=1.85 m
|weight=75 kg
|country={{flagcountry|AUT}}
|turnedpro=1981
|retired=1994
|coach=[[Werner Jäger]]
|pb= 500&nbsp;m: 37.85 (1989)<br/>1000&nbsp;m: 1.13.84&nbsp;(1988)<br />1500&nbsp;m: 1:52.31&nbsp;(1988)<br />3000&nbsp;m: 3:59.42&nbsp;(1987)<br />5000&nbsp;m: 6:47.93&nbsp;(1987)<br />10 000&nbsp;m: 13:56.11&nbsp;(1988)
|sport= [[Speed skating]]
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|speed skating]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUT}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Calgary]] | [[Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1,500 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Calgary]] | [[Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics|10,000 m]]}}
}}

'''Michael Florian Hadschieff''' (born 5 October 1963) is a former [[speed skating|speed skater]] from [[Austria]].

==Biography==
At the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in [[Calgary]], Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances (500&nbsp;m - 1,000&nbsp;m - 1,500&nbsp;m - 5,000&nbsp;m - 10,000&nbsp;m), winning medals in two of those. This performance earned him the first place in the [[Adelskalender (skating)|Adelskalender]], the all-time allround speed skating ranking, taking over first place from [[Nikolay Gulyayev]]. Only three days later, he lost this first place to [[Eric Flaim]].

Hadschieff won two World Cups: On the 1,500&nbsp;m in 1986 and on the 1,000&nbsp;m in 1989. His second win was a first place shared with [[Eric Flaim]]. Other notable results include winning silver at the [[European Speed Skating Championships|European Allround Championships]] and bronze at the [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships|World Allround Championships]], both in 1987.

Hadschieff was awarded the Austrian ''Sportler des Jahres'' ("Sportsman of the Year") title in 1986.

== Personal records ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!Event!!Result!!Date!!Venue
|-
|500 m||37.85||26 February 1989||align="left"|[[Thialf|Heerenveen]]
|-
|1,000 m||1:13.84||18 February 1988||align="left"|[[Olympic Oval|Calgary]]
|-
|1,500 m||1:52.31||20 February 1988||align="left"|[[Olympic Oval|Calgary]]
|-
|3,000 m||3:59.42||19 March 1987||align="left"|[[Thialf|Heerenveen]]
|-
|5,000 m||6:47.93||4 December 1987||align="left"|[[Olympic Oval|Calgary]]
|-
|10,000 m||13:56.11||21 February 1988||align="left"|[[Olympic Oval|Calgary]]
|-
|[[Samalog|Big combination]]||160.567||15 February 1987||align="left"|[[Thialf|Heerenveen]]
|}

Hadschieff has an [[Adelskalender (skating)|Adelskalender]] score of 157.884 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a first place.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Eng, Trond. ''All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002''. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
* Teigen, Magne. ''Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint''. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.

==External links==
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/326 Michael Hadschieff at SkateResults.com]
* [http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.h/h041237.htm Short bio on Michael Hadschieff from the ''Encyclopedia of Austria'']
* [http://www.skatebase.com Personal records from ''The Skatebase'']
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Team Austria|michael-hadschieff/167}}

{{Austrian Sportsperson of the Year}}
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