Cindy Klassen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cindy Klassen
Occupation	Speed Skater
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1979(1979-08-12)
Age	45
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Leo

Cindy Klassen Biography

Cindy Klassen is one of the most popular and richest Speed Skater who was born on August 12, 1979 in Winnipeg, Canada. Lang track speed skating athlete who took home an Olympic gold medal in women’s 1,500m and bronze in women’s 1000 meters in the 2006. Olympics.

A skeleton racing athlete Skeleton racer Duff Gibson also won a gold medal for Canada at the 2006 Olympics. also received a gold medal for Canada during the 2006 Olympics.

Klassen became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympic Games. With this achievement, she tied American Eric Heiden’s record of five medals won at an Olympics (1980) by a speed skater. At the same time, she overtook the previous Canadian record of most medals (three) in 1984, held by Gaétan Boucher. Klassen also became the first female speed skater to win five medals in a single Olympics, surpassing Lidiya Skoblikova’s four medals in the 1964 Olympics. Combined with her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, she became the first Canadian to win six career Olympic medals, surpassing the five medal mark set previously by Marc Gagnon and Phil Edwards and matched in the same race by winner Clara Hughes at the same 2006 Winter Olympic games.

Klassen started her sports career as an ice hockey player at Gateway Community Club in Winnipeg; in her youth she played for the Canadian national youth team. When she was not selected for the 1998 Winter Olympics, she switched to speed skating and soon she proved to be a natural talent.

Her birthplace was Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Cindy Klassen Net Worth

Cindy Klassen is one of the richest Speed Skater from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cindy Klassen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student at Maple Leaf School in Winnipeg.

She was awarded an Olympic bronze medal at the team chase event of the 2006. Olympics.

Cindy Klassen, OM (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. Klassen is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada’s all-time most decorated Olympian with six medals each. Both Klassen and Hughes are from Winnipeg.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cindy Klassen height 5 ft 8 in Cindy weight 71 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Cindy Klassen Dating?

According to our records, Cindy Klassen is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Cindy Klassen’s is not dating anyone.

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Klassen has several major awards and accolades to her name having won the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2006, which is awarded for Canada’s best athlete of the year. Due to her tremendous 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. In 2007, she was given the award for Female Athlete of the Year at the Canadian Sports Awards. Klassen won the 2005 and 2006 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as female athlete of the year as presented from the Canadian Press. She was also tipped as Speed Skating Canada’s 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Female Skater of the Year for long track speed skating. The Canadian Mint featured Klassen on a Canadian quarter in 2010 as part of their Olympic memories editions and as a recognition of her six Olympic medals.

Facts & Trivia

Cindy Ranked on the list of most popular Speed Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Cindy Klassen celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.

Klassen qualified for the 2010–11 World Cup in October 2010. Of qualifying, her ongoing injury struggles, and surgery recover Klassen said that “I’m just going to go out and do the best that I can and see what happens. My knees still hurt. Some days are better than others. There’s always aches and pains in skating . . . for me I feel like I’m more of a work skater than technical skater. I’ve been able to do harder training this year than I have in the past, which is a good thing because that’s kind of my strong point so I’ll see where that takes me. It’s been fun but it’s been really hard, too.” At the first meet of the World Cup season Klassen got her first individual podium result since the 2007–08 season. Klassen finished second in the 3000 m and followed that placing up with a fourth-place finish in the 1500 m the next day.

What does Cindy Klassen do now?

Since retiring from speed skating in 2015, Klassen has been a coach, a police officer in Calgary and most recently a stay-at-home mom.

How old is Cindy Klassen?

43 years (August 12, 1979)

What is Cindy Klassen famous for?

Klassen was the first speed skater in 26 years – and the first female speed skater ever – to win five medals at one Games. Her achievement was recognized by IOC President Jacques Rogge who called Klassen the “woman of the Games”. She was also given the honour of being the Canadian flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony.

Does Cindy Klassen kids?

Klassen, who works as an officer with Calgary Police Service, is currently on maternity leave after welcoming her first child in January. Her daughter, Phoebe , will someday understand that mom holds a special place in Olympic history.

How much is a Cindy Klassen quarter worth?

LocationCanada
Queen| Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type| Circulating commemorative coin
Year| 2009
Value| 25 Cents 0.25 CAD = USD 0.19