Chad Hedrick

Chad Hedrick

Hedrick at a world cup speedskating event in Heerenveen, the Netherlands
Personal information
Born	(1977-04-17) April 17, 1977 (age 47) Spring, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	172.0 lb (78.02 kg)
Website	ChadHedrick.com (archive)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Long track speed skating Inline speed skating
World Cup wins	1500 m – Netherlands 5000 m – Italy 1500 m – USA 5000 m – Canada
World championship wins	2004 overall
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 35.52 (2009) 1000 m: 1:07.33 (2009) 1500 m: 1:42.14 (2009) 3000 m: 3:39.02 (2005) 5000 m: 6:09.68 (2005) 10 000 m: 12:55.11 (2005)
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2006 Turin 5000 m 2006 Turin 10000 m 2010 Vancouver Team pursuit 2006 Turin 1500 m 2010 Vancouver 1000 m World Championships 2004 Hamar Allround 2004 Seoul 5000 m 2005 Inzell 5000 m 2005 Moscow Allround 2004 Seoul 10000 m 2005 Inzell 10000 m World Games 2001 Akito 500 m sprint 2001 Akito 10000 m points 2001 Akito 15,000 m points elimination 2001 Akito 300 m time trial

Chad Hedrick (born April 17, 1977) is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.

Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push, or DP. During his career he won 93 national championships and 50 world championships, as well as having a brand of inline skating wheels named after him.