辛迪•克拉森 （cindy klassen） （速度滑冰 加拿大）
turin, oval lingotto, 12 february 2006, xx olympic winter games. women's speed skating: cindy klassen from canada performs in the 3000m.
born: 12 august 1979
birthplace: winnipeg (canada)
nationality: canada
sport: skating
attendance at the olympic games
salt lake city 2002
turin 2006
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
silver: 2
bronze: 3
other results:
world single distances championships
gold: 1 (2005)
silver: 2 (2004, 2005)
bronze: 3 (02, 03, 04)
world allround championships
gold: 2 (2003, 2006)
silver: 2 (2002, 2005)
world sprint championships
silver: 1 (2003)
5 medals in turin - a successful career change
at the age of two, cindy klassen was given a hockey stick and a pair of skates by her father. her passion for sport grew quickly. this girl from winnipeg naturally turned to ice hockey, and when women’s ice hockey was included on the programme of the olympic winter games in nagano, cindy hoped to play for the canadian team. her disappointment at not being selected for these games led her to give up competition ice hockey.
the young canadian then turned to speed skating to improve her physical fitness. in 1999, she won her first races and a junior world championship title. in 2002, she discovered the olympic games in salt lake city. this first experience was a success. she won a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres, placed fourth in the 1,500 and 5,000 metres, and finished 13th in the 1,000 metres.
at the winter games in turin, the canadian was one of the favourites, but the competition was tough against the dutch, germans and even her own team-mates. in spite of this, a host of medals awaited her.
cindy finished third in the 3,000 metres, then second in the team relay four days later, being beaten by the germans in the final. in the 1,000 metres, she won another silver medal. then, on 22 february, cindy klassen competed in her favourite event, the 1,500 metres. this time, she seized her chance and beat her compatriot kristina groves and the young dutchwoman, ireen wust. this was her first olympic title.
far from sitting back, cindy competed in the 5,000 metres a few days later. despite her misgivings about this race because of its length and the accumulated fatigue, she succeeded in winning a bronze medal behind two other great speed skaters: germany’s claudia pechstein and clara hughes, another canadian. cindy klassen thereby succeeded in winning a fifth medal in as many events.
with five medals, she became the most titled canadian woman at a single edition of the olympic games. in recognition of her achievements in turin, cindy klassen was chosen as the flag bearer for her delegation at the closing ceremony of these games
生日：1979年8月12日
出生地：温尼贝格，加拿大
国籍: 加拿大
项目: 速度滑冰
参加奥运会时间：
2002年盐湖城冬季奥运会
2006年都灵冬季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌1 枚
银牌2 枚
铜牌3 枚
其他成绩:
世界距离滑冰锦标赛
金牌 1枚 2005年
银牌 2枚 2004年2005
铜牌 3枚 2002年2003年2004年
世界滑冰全能锦标赛
金牌2枚 2003年 2006年
银牌2枚2002年2005年
速度滑冰短距离世界锦标赛
银牌 1枚 2003年
都灵五枚奖牌
两岁的时候，辛迪•克拉森的父亲就给她一支冰球的球棍和一双冰鞋，这也让克拉森开始接触到冰球运动，很快她就对这项体育运动产生强烈的兴趣。这位来自温尼贝格的小姑娘开始接受冰球训练，1998年长野冬奥会上，女子冰球项目开始成为冬奥会正式比赛项目，克拉森就向往着能代表加拿大队参加奥运冰球比赛。但是她始终无法获选成为加拿大奥运代表队成员，因此她放弃了冰球运动，为了提高身体素质，她开始转向速度滑冰训练，1999年，她赢得了自己的第一场国际比赛，并且获得世界青年锦标赛的冠军。2002年，她入选加拿大速滑代表队参加在盐湖城举行的冬奥会，在自己的第一次奥运会上，她就取得了成功：获得3000米铜牌，1500米和5000米第四和1000米第十三。随后的几年，克拉森的成绩有了很大的提升，在都灵冬奥会上，面对来自荷兰，德国和加拿大同胞的挑战，她仍然成为金牌的热门选手。在3000米速滑比赛中，她获得铜牌，四天后，她在团体接力比赛中获得银牌，随后她又在1000米项目上增添一枚银牌。在2月22日，克拉森在自己的优势项目1500米速滑比赛中战胜同胞克里斯蒂纳夺得自己的第一枚奥运金牌。几天后，她又参加了5000米速滑比赛，她再次获得一枚铜牌。这样，在都灵，克拉森总共夺取五枚奖牌，她也成为加拿大奥运历史上，在一届奥运会上获得奖牌最多的女子运动员，为了表彰她为国获得的荣誉，在都灵奥运会的闭幕式上，她成为加拿大代表队旗手。