10 Facts About Chad Hedrick

Chad Hedrick was born on April 17,1977 and is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater.

In February 2004, a year and a half after he made his switch, Chad Hedrick won the 2004 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, knocking more than a point off the world record points, reducing it to 150.478.

On March 12,2004, Chad Hedrick won the gold medal in the 5,000 meters during the 2004 World Single Distance Championships, which were held Seoul, South Korea.

Chad Hedrick has set six world records in speed skating, but these have later been broken by others.

On March 5,2006, Chad Hedrick won a 1500 m race in the Netherlands and captured the 2006 World Cup title in the event.

Two weeks later, Chad Hedrick participated in the World Allround Championships in Calgary, aiming to take back the title he lost to Davis in 2005.

Chad Hedrick skated a 1:09.32 in the 1000 m which was good for the bronze behind Davis and South Korea's Mo Tae-bum.

Chad Hedrick was the leader of the team that won a surprising silver medal in team pursuit with an upset of the heavily favored Netherlands team in the semifinals bringing Chad Hedrick's Olympic career to an end with a total of five medals with each one in a different event.

Chad Hedrick has so far skated six world records on ice skates.

Chad Hedrick has won the following world titles in inline speed skating:.