Christine Nesbitt

Christine Nesbitt
Personal information
Born (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
WebsiteChristineNesbitt.net
Sport
Country Canada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver 1000 m
2006 Turin Team pursuit
World Allround Championships
2011 Calgary Allround
2012 Moscow Allround
World Sprint Championships
2011 Heerenveen Sprint
2012 Calgary Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
2007 Salt Lake City Team pursuit
2009 Vancouver 1000 m
2009 Vancouver Team pursuit
2011 Inzell 1000 m
2011 Inzell Team pursuit
2012 Heerenveen 1000 m
2012 Heerenveen 1500 m
2008 Nagano Team pursuit
2012 Heerenveen Team pursuit
2007 Salt Lake City 1000 m
2009 Vancouver 1500 m
2013 Sochi 1500 m

Christine Nesbitt (born 17 May 1985) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater who currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. She won the gold medal in the 1000 metres event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. She had previously won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She is also the 2011 sprint champion, 2012 1500 metres world champion, three-time world champion for 1000 metres (2009, 2011, 2012), and three-time world champion for team pursuit (2007, 2009, 2011). On 4 June 2015 she announced her retirement.

Nesbitt previously held the world record for 1000 metres, with a time of 1:12:68 recorded in Calgary on 28 January 2012. The time is still the current Canadian record.