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Italy, the gold medalists in the 2006 Winter Olympics men's team pursuit event. From left to right: Matteo Anesi, Enrico Fabris and Ippolito Sanfratello. Speed skating is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games in 1924. [1]
At the 1992 Winter Olympics, South Korea's Kim Ki-hoon became the first short track speed skater to win two gold medals, by winning gold medals in both of the available events (1000m, 5000m relay). In 1994 Kim (1000m) and American Cathy Turner (500m) became the first to successfully defend their respective Olympic title; Kim thus became the ...
His victories are significant, as few speed skaters (and athletes in general) have won competitions in both sprint and long-distance events. Heiden is the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament and the only one to have won a gold medal in all events. He is considered by some to be ...
This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold.) It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
Speed skating: Since 1924 22 12 152 155 148 ... List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games; List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event;
Athletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below. [3] Athlete Nation Sport Gold Silver ... Short track speed skating: 2: 0: 0: 2
Pages in category "Olympic medalists in speed skating" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 301 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The medal winners in the women's 500 metres in short track speed skating, from left to right: Marianne St-Gelais (left) Wang Meng (center) and Arianna Fontana (right). Athletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below.