Brittany Bowe

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. From her junior years, she has another 21 world championship medals. She also has a gold medal from the combined sprint event in roller skating at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Brittany Bowe
Brittany Bowe in 2007
Personal information
Birth nameBrittany Starr Bowe
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-02-24) February 24, 1988
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
2018 PyeongchangTeam pursuit
2022 Beijing1000 m
World Single Distances Championships
2015 Heerenveen1000 m
2015 Heerenveen1500 m
2019 Inzell1000 m
2021 Heerenveen1000 m
2015 Heerenveen500 m
2016 Kolomna500 m
2021 Heerenveen1500 m
2024 CalgaryTeam sprint
2013 Sochi1000 m
2016 Kolomna1000 m
2016 Kolomna1500 m
2019 Inzell1500 m
2023 HeerenveenTeam pursuit
World Sprint Championships
2015 AstanaSprint
2016 SeoulSprint
2018 ChangchunSprint
2019 HeerenveenSprint
Four Continents Championships
2024 Salt Lake CityTeam sprint
Women's inline speed skating
World Championships
(road)
2008 Gijón5000 m relay
2007 Cali500 m
2007 Cali5000 m relay
2006 Anyang5000 m relay
2007 Cali200 m
World Championships
(track)
2008 Gijón300 m
2008 Gijón3000 m relay
2007 Cali3000 m relay
2006 Anyang3000 m relay
2008 Gijón1000 m
2008 Gijón500 m
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroCombined sprint

In speed skating, she has specialized in the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, and she won the bronze medal on the 1000 meters distance in the 2013 World Single Distance Championships. In the 2015 World Single Distance Championships, she won the gold medal on the same distance, as well as another gold medal in the 1500 meters, and the silver medal in the 500 meters. Two weeks later, she also won the 2015 World Sprint Championships, winning all four races along the way. 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.

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

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