Sheila Young

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sheila Young
Occupation	Speed Skater
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1950(1950-10-14)
Age	74
Birthplace	Birmingham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Sheila Young Biography

Sheila Young is one of the most popular and richest Speed Skater who was born on October 14, 1950 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Speed cyclist and skater who received a silver, gold and bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics in speed skating.

She went to Denby High School, the same school that singer She attended Denby High School, the same schoo that Sonny Bono went to. attended.

Young and her family moved to Detroit, Michigan where she graduated from Denby High School in 1968. Young was a member of Wolverine Sports Club in the Detroit metropolitan area, which has produced three Olympic medalists since

1972. Their sports: cycling, long-track speed skating, and short-track speed skating. Both her parents had competed in cycling and speed skating and they encouraged Young and her three siblings to do the same. Young’s brother Roger also gained fame as a cyclist, winning seven national championships, gold at the 1975 Pan American Games in the team pursuit, and competing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Young was United States sprint champion four times (1971, 1973, 1976, and 1981). At the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, she won bronze in 1972, silver in 1982, and became world sprint champion three times – in 1973 (breaking the Soviet Union’s 15-year winning streak), 1976, and 1981. She retired in 1976, but resumed competing in 1981 to win one more United States sprint championship and beat her future sister-in-law, Connie Paraskevin, taking the gold in the sprint at the world championships in 1981. After winning silver at the 1982 world championship she retired for good, preferring motherhood over prolonging her sports careers.

She was married to the cyclist Jim Ochowicz, and has three children with him.

Sheila Young Net Worth

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

She was a student within the Detroit’s Wolverine Sports Club, which has produced a variety of Olympic athletes.

In 1973 and 1976 she was crowned world champion in speed skating as well as cycling.

Sheila Grace Young-Ochowicz (born 14 October 1950) is a retired American speed skater and track cyclist. She won three world titles in each of these sports, twice in the same year (in 1973 and 1976). In 1976, she also became the first American athlete to win three medals at one Winter Olympics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sheila Young height 5 ft 4 in Sheila weight 58 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sheila Young Dating?

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On the eve of the 1976 Winter Olympics, Young announced her engagement to Jim Ochowicz, a fellow cyclist. Ochowicz competed at the same two Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976) as Young’s brother Roger, but in different cycling events – Ochowicz in the 4 km team pursuit, Roger Young in the sprint.

Facts & Trivia

Sheila Ranked on the list of most popular Speed Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sheila Young celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

Jim and Sheila Ochowicz live in Palo Alto, California and have three children; Alex, Elli, and Kate. Their daughter Elli Ochowicz is also a speed skater; she competed at the Winter Olympics in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Sheila used to be a teacher in physical education at La Entrada Middle School.