Jeremy Wotherspoon

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

Jeremy Wotherspoon
Wotherspoon at a World Cup speed skating event in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Personal information
Born (1976-10-26) October 26, 1976
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
1998 Nagano500 m
World Sprint Championships
1999 CalgarySprint
2000 SeoulSprint
2002 HamarSprint
2003 CalgarySprint
1998 BerlinSprint
2004 NaganoSprint
2005 Salt Lake CitySprint
2008 HeerenveenSprint
2001 InzellSprint
World Single Distance Championships
2003 Berlin500 m
2004 Seoul500 m
2008 Nagano500 m
2001 Salt Lake City1000 m
2001 Salt Lake City500 m
1998 Calgary1000 m
2004 Seoul1000 m
1998 Calgary500 m
2000 Nagano500 m
2005 Inzell500 m

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

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

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