Clara Hughes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Clara Hughes
Occupation	Speed Skater
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1972(1972-09-27)
Age	52
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Capricorn

Clara Hughes Biography

Clara Hughes is one of the most popular and richest Speed Skater who was born on September 27, 1972 in Winnipeg, Canada. Clara Hughes, OC OM MSC (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six medals total.

Hughes, an 18-time Canadian national cycling champion, won the silver medal at the 1995 World Cycling Championships (time trial).

Hughes participated in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two bronze medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, in the individual road race and the individual time trial. These were the second and the third ever medals in road cycling for Canada, after Steve Bauer’s silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the first medals in cycling for a Canadian woman. As of 2011, these were the only three cycling medals for Canada.

Hughes started speed skating at the age of 16, and then took up the sport of cycling at the age of 17. She would eventually return to the sport of speed skating at the age of 28, after achieving success in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. With her experience and endurance earned through cycling, Hughes went on to a successful career competing in the 3,000 m and 5,000 m. This would eventually lead her to medal in these long distance events at the Winter Olympics. She then returned to cycling, at the age of 38, to later successfully return for the 2012 London Olympics.

A four-time participant of the women’s Tour de France, Hughes has won the 1994 Women’s Challenge and the 1997 Liberty Classic.

Clara Hughes Net Worth

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

Hughes was born in Winnipeg, and is a graduate of Elmwood High School. In an interview on CBC radio show Definitely Not the Opera, Hughes reveals that as a youth, she smoked cigarettes, drank a lot at a young age and did a lot of drugs, admitting she did not envision herself as an athlete. She was inspired to begin skating after witnessing Gaétan Boucher at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She started with speed skating, but in 1990 she moved to competitive cycling, competing in track cycling and road cycling.

She participated at the 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games and won eight Pan American Games medals. A participant at the 1990, 1994 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, Hughes won gold in the time trial (road, 2002), bronze in the points race on the velodrome (2002), and silver in the 50 km team time trial (1994, with Alison Sydor, Anne Samplonius, and Lesley Tomlinson).

She is also the National Spokesperson for the Bell ‘Let’s Talk Mental Health’ initiative, including Bell ‘Let’s Talk Day’. Hughes uses her past struggles with depression to relate to others and to help combat issues including the stigma involved with mental health issues. “Hughes battled deep depression, which threatened to derail her life, after winning two bronze medals in cycling at the 1996 Olympics.” Since 2013, Hughes has initiated annual bike rides across Canada in order to raise awareness about mental health. In 2015, a CTV-produced documentary Clara’s Big Ride premiered on the fifth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day (a national mental health awareness day in Canada). Her memoir, “Open Heart, Open Mind”, was published in 2015.

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Inspired by Joey Cheek, who donated his gold medal bonus to Right to Play, Hughes donated $10,000 of her own money to Right to Play after her 2006 gold medal win in the 5000 m. (Canada did not give out medal bonuses at the time).

Facts & Trivia

Clara Ranked on the list of most popular Speed Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Clara Hughes celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

As a result of her success in multiple sports and her humanitarian efforts, Hughes was named to both the Order of Manitoba and as an Officer of the Order of Canada. She is involved with Right To Play, which is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sports to encourage the development of youth in disadvantaged areas. After winning her gold medal in 2006, she donated $10,000 to Right to Play.

What did Clara Hughes suffer from?

Hughes battled deep depression , which threatened to derail her life, after winning two bronze medals in cycling at the 1996 Olympics. Hughes, as the spokeswoman for Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk initiative, is making her story public to create a better, more open dialogue for Canadians suffering from mental illness.

Why is Clara Hughes important?

Clara Hughes, (born September 27, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), cyclist and speed skater who is the only Canadian athlete to have won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics , with two medals in cycling and four medals in speed skating.

Why is Clara Hughes a hero?

After receiving help from her coaches, psychologists, doctors, friends and family, Clara was able to break lose of her Depression and became healthier and more outspoken. Because of her bravery, Clara was named the Officer of Order of Canada.

Who is the most decorated Canadian Olympian?

Penny Oleksiak , Canada’s most decorated Olympian, joined Tim & Friends to talk about the pressures of being an athlete in 2021 and what it was like training for the Olympics during a pandemic.

What was Leo Tolstoy mental illness?

The “inspired poet of human suffering” experienced bipolar disorder , as discussed in The Dynamics of Creation by Anthony Storr. Author of War and Peace, Tolstoy revealed the extent of his own mental illness in the memoir Confession.