Cindy Klassen

Cynthia " Cindy " Nicole classes, OM ( born August 12, 1979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ) is a Canadian speed skater.

Cindy Klassen comes from a family russlandmennonitischen, the (then Southern Russia) immigrated to Manitoba from Ukraine. She attended the Maple Leaf School in North Kildonan (Winnipeg ) and graduated from the Mennonite Brethern Collegiate in Elmwood ( also in Winnipeg ). Classes to their Christian values ​​and traditions committed and committed this occasionally in public. With their athletic development they began in her early childhood. It starts for the club WSSC from Winnipeg.

Classes began her athletic career as a hockey player, in her youth, she played for the Canadian Junior National Team. When she was not nominated for the Olympics in 1998, she switched to speed skating and proved her talent very fast there. She won the bronze medal over 3000 meters at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. In 2005 she became World Champion both in 1500 as well as over 3000 meters. The 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin in 2006, she won the gold medal in the 1500 meters and one silver medal over 1000 meters and the team pursuit and bronze respectively over 3000 meters and the 5000 meters.

In the all-around world championships, 18-19. March took place in 2006 in Calgary, Canada, won classes at the local Olympic Oval sovereign gold medal (Victory on all four race courses ), far ahead of Claudia Pechstein and the Canadian Kristina Groves. This was her second all-around world title after already in 2003 the World Cup was also able to decide for themselves. Classes holds the world record over 1500 and 3000 meters. In their native Winnipeg classes is called Winnipegwonder.

At the Olympic Games classes was honored with a Canadian 25 -cent commemorative coin.

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(Updated: November 21, 2009)

(Updated: November 21, 2009)

World All-Round Speed Skating Championships 2002 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2003 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2005 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2006 World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2007 World Allround Speed Skating Championships World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2007 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance Championships 2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2003 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2004 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2005 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships ISU Speed Skating World Cup Order of Manitoba Russian Mennonite Ice hockey List of Olympic medalists in speed skating Dianne Holum Galina Stepanskaya Annie Borckink Marianne Timmer Jorien ter Mors
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