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My Take
Cindy Klassen is the kind of athlete who makes me sit up straight. Five medals at the 2006 Turin Olympics, gold, silver and bronze all in one Games, the only Canadian ever to do it. What gets me is that she converted from ice hockey to long track speed skating and still reached the absolute summit. That is not mere versatility; it is appetite and discipline fused together. The Lou Marsh Award and hall-of-fame honours feel almost understated next to the achievement itself. From where I sit, she belongs in any serious conversation about the greatest Winter Olympians, full stop.
Overview
Cindy Klassen, (born August 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater. She is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics. She is the only Canadian Olympian to win five medals in a single Olympic Games and the first female speed skater to win five medals in a single Olympic Games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cindy Klassen
- Name (Japanese)
- シンディ・クラッセン
- Reading
- しんでぃ・くらっせん
- Born
- August 12, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- ice hockey player / speed skater
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Oscar Mathisen Award
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- 2005 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- 2006 Northern Star Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Ice hockey player — see all → · Speed skater — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.