Jeremy Wotherspoon

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 Nagano 500 m
World Sprint Championships
1999 Calgary Sprint
2000 Seoul Sprint
2002 Hamar Sprint
2003 Calgary Sprint
1998 Berlin Sprint
2004 Nagano Sprint
2005 Salt Lake City Sprint
2008 Heerenveen Sprint
2001 Inzell Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
2003 Berlin 500 m
2004 Seoul 500 m
2008 Nagano 500 m
2001 Salt Lake City 1000 m
2001 Salt Lake City 500 m
1998 Calgary 1000 m
2004 Seoul 1000 m
1998 Calgary 500 m
2000 Nagano 500 m
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.

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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