Jeremy Wotherspoon

Jeremy Wotherspoon
Wotherspoon at a World Cup speed skating event in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Personal information
Born (1976-10-26) October 26, 1976 (age 48)
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Canada
International speed skating competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Sprint Championships 4 4 1
World Distance Championships 4 3 3
Total 8 8 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 500 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Calgary Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2000 Seoul Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2002 Hamar Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Calgary Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1998 Berlin Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2004 Nagano Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Salt Lake City Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2008 Heerenveen Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Inzell Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Berlin 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Seoul 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nagano 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Salt Lake City 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Calgary 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Seoul 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Calgary 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Nagano 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Inzell 500 m

Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon (born October 26, 1976) is a Canadian speed skater, widely recognized as one of the greatest speedskating sprinters of all time.[1][2][3]

In December 2003, Wotherspoon became the most successful male skater in World Cup history when he claimed the 49th victory of his career.[4] He finished his career with a record 67 World Cup wins at 500 and 1,000 metres.[3]

Wotherspoon broke the 500 m world record on three occasions. He broke the 1000 m world record seven times.

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  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeremy Wotherspoon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Day, Gavin (November 22, 2016). "Canadian skating great Wotherspoon lends a hand to Norway". CBC Sports. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wotherspoon skates to record World Cup win - CBC Sports - Sporting news, opinion, scores, standings, schedules". Cbc.ca. December 13, 2003. Retrieved November 1, 2013.