Background
Ehrig was born Andrea Mitcherlich in Dresden, Saxony, East Germany.
Ehrig was born Andrea Mitcherlich in Dresden, Saxony, East Germany.
She was one of the world"s best long-distance skaters in the 1980s. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid she came fourth in the 3000 metres. Between 1983 and 1987 she set 10 world records in 1500-1510,000 m events.
Ehrig was married twice, second time in 1985 to fellow Olympic speed skater Andreas Ehrig.
Personal bests:
500 m – 40.71 (1988)
1000 m – 1:19.32 (1988)
1500 m – 2:01.00 (1986)
3000 m – 4:12.09 (1988)
5000 m – 7:17.12 (1988).