Cindy Klassen
Canadian speed skater
Cindy Klassen (born August 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics.
She is the only Canadian Olympian to win five medals in a single Olympic Games and the first female speed skater to win five medals in a single Olympic Games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. She was the world record holder in the 1500 m for 10 years, from November 2005 to November 2015, and the world record holder in the 3000 m for over 13 years, from November 2005 to March 2019; neither record was broken until after she had retired from competition in June 2015. She also holds the Canadian record in the 5000 m. Klassen is the leader of the Adelskalender, which is the all-time world ranking for speed skating. In 2003, Klassen became the first Canadian in 27 years to win the overall title at the World Speed Skating Championships.
Klassen has several major awards and accolades to her name, including the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2006, which is awarded for Canada's best athlete of the year. Due to her accomplishments at the 2006 Winter Olympics and her many accomplishments throughout her career, Klassen was named to the Order of Manitoba. Klassen was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Award in 2006 for outstanding speed skating performance of the year.
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