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Cindy Klassen

1979 - Today

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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 Games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. She was a world record holder in the 3000 m until March 2019, when her time was beaten by Martina Sáblíková. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Cindy Klassen is the 273rd most popular skater (down from 240th in 2024), the 1,084th most popular biography from Canada (down from 928th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Canadian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Cindy Klassen ranks 273 out of 483. Before her are Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt, Nathalie Péchalat, Júlia Sebestyén, Marianne Timmer, Lee Sang-hwa, and Pang Qing. After her are Olivier Schoenfelder, Tessa Virtue, Oleg Makarov, Miki Ando, Denis Petrov, and Sergey Fokichev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Cindy Klassen ranks 747. Before her are Kang Ye-won, Show Lo, Peter Žonta, Sara Bareilles, Patrick Marleau, and Mala Rodríguez. After her are Amandine Bourgeois, Tim Baillie, Yuta Minami, Aaron Yoo, Tavia Yeung, and Goran Sankovič.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Cindy Klassen ranks 1,085 out of 1,622. Before her are Foluke Gunderson (1987), Bill Wennington (1963), Tajon Buchanan (1999), Jean-Luc Brassard (1972), Patrick Marleau (1979), and Zack Ward (1970). After her are Ed Belfour (1965), Tessa Virtue (1989), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (1987), Ty Olsson (1974), Joe Thornton (1979), and Alison Sydor (1966).

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Among SKATERS In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Cindy Klassen ranks 17. Before her are Debbi Wilkes (1946), Karen Magnussen (1952), Sylvie Daigle (1962), Jeremy Wotherspoon (1976), Patrick Chan (1990), and Jessica Dubé (1987). After her are Tessa Virtue (1989), David Pelletier (1974), Tanith Belbin White (1984), Joannie Rochette (1986), Jeffrey Buttle (1982), and Kristina Groves (1976).

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