Brittany Bowe

Brittany Bowe
Brittany Bowe in 2007
Personal information
Birth nameBrittany Starr Bowe[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-02-24) February 24, 1988 (age 36)
Ocala, Florida
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Coached byRyan Shimabukuro
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 1000 m
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Heerenveen 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kolomna 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Heerenveen 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Calgary Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sochi 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kolomna 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kolomna 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Inzell 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Heerenveen Team pursuit
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Changchun Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Heerenveen Sprint
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Women's inline speed skating
World Championships
(road)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Gijón 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cali 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cali 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2006 Anyang 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cali 200 m
World Championships
(track)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Gijón 300 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Gijón 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cali 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2006 Anyang 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2008 Gijón 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Gijón 500 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Combined sprint

Brittany Starr Bowe (born February 24, 1988) is an American speed skater and former inline skater and basketball player. She has won eight gold, one silver, and two bronze medals from the world inline speedskating championships.[2] From her junior years, she has another 21 world championship medals.[2] She also has a gold medal from the combined sprint event in roller skating at the 2007 Pan American Games.[2]

In speed skating, she has specialized in the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters,[3] and she won the bronze medal on the 1000 meters distance in the 2013 World Single Distance Championships.[4] In the 2015 World Single Distance Championships, she won the gold medal on the same distance,[5][6] as well as another gold medal in the 1500 meters,[7][8][9] and the silver medal in the 500 meters.[10][11] Two weeks later, she also won the 2015 World Sprint Championships, winning all four races along the way.[12] She has two bronze medals, from the 2018 and 2022 Olympics.

For her performance in the 1000 metres competition of the Single Distance Championships, Bowe was awarded the 2015 Oscar Mathisen Award.[13]

Bowe is the current world record holder on the 1000 meters distance,[14] and has previously held the 1500 metres world record,[15] on which distance she holds the American record.[16]

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  2. ^ a b c "Brittany Bowe". usspeedskating.org. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "Brittany Bowe". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Essent ISU World Single Distances Championships 2013 – Result 1000m Ladies – Rankings as of Mar 23 2013 2:18PM". International Skating Union. March 23, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2015 – Result 1000m Ladies – Rankings as of Feb 13 2015 6:44PM". International Skating Union. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "ISU World Single Distance Championships 2015 – Heerenveen (NED) Friday – Day 2". International Skating Union. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2015 – Result 1500m Ladies – Rankings as of Feb 15 2015 2:46PM". International Skating Union. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Kulizhnikov (RUS) and Bowe (USA) take 500m and 1500 titles on final day in Thialf". International Skating Union. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "Brittany Bowe wins 1,500 at worlds". ESPN. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2015 – Result 500m Ladies – Rankings as of Feb 14 2015 3:24PM". International Skating Union. February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "ISU World Single Distance Championships 2015 – Heerenveen (NED) Saturday – Day 3". International Skating Union. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "Bowe and Kulizhnikov clinch World Sprint title in style". International Skating Union. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "Brittany Bowe wins the 2015 Oscar Award". US Speedskating. May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "World Records". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Women". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  16. ^ "National Records – United States (USA)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.