21 Facts About Cindy Klassen

Cindy Klassen, was born on August 12,1979 and is a Canadian retired long track speed skater.

Cindy Klassen is a six-time medallist having achieved one gold, two silver, three bronze at the Winter Olympics.

Cindy Klassen 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 games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

In 2003, Cindy Klassen became the first Canadian in 27 years to win the overall title at the World Speed Skating Championships.

Cindy Klassen has several major awards and accolades to her name having won the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2006, which is awarded for Canada's best athlete of the year.

Cindy Klassen was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Award in 2006 for outstanding speed skating performance of the year.

Cindy Klassen won the 2005 and 2006 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as female athlete of the year as presented from the Canadian Press.

Cindy Klassen was tipped as Speed Skating Canada's 2003,2005,2006 and 2007 Female Skater of the Year for long track speed skating.

Cindy Klassen started her sports career as an ice hockey player at Gateway Community Club in Winnipeg; in her youth she played for the Canadian national youth team.

Cindy Klassen became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympic Games.

Cindy Klassen became the first female speed skater to win five medals in a single Olympics, surpassing Lidiya Skoblikova's four medals in the 1964 Olympics.

Cindy Klassen's winning the largest number of medals at the Turin Olympics caused IOC president Jacques Rogge to call her the "woman of the games".

In preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Cindy Klassen decided not to participate in the fall races for the Speed Skating World Cup.

Cindy Klassen returned to competition in 2008 but decided to cut the skating season short in February 2008 after her sister was in a near-fatal accident.

Cindy Klassen said that she will only focus on the World Single Distance Championships.

Later that year in July 2008 Cindy Klassen had surgery to repair damage done to her knees over her career and in high school basketball.

Cindy Klassen was named as an alternate in the team pursuit.

Cindy Klassen became a part of the team that first won gold at the 2011 World Championships and then came back at the 2012 Worlds to win a silver as repeat medallists.

Cindy Klassen retired in June 2015 after the tail end of her career was hampered by injuries.

On March 18,2006, Cindy Klassen Set the women's 3000m world record in Calgary, Canada, which stood almost 13 years until March 2,2019.

Cindy Klassen is the leader of the Adelskalender, the all-time world ranking.