Chris Witty

Chris Witty
Personal information
Full name Christine Diane Witty
Born (1975-06-23) June 23, 1975
West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Track cycling
Speed skating
Updated on September 6, 2014.

Christine Diane "Chris" Witty (born June 23, 1975) is an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports.

She won medals at both 1000 and 1500 meters in the 1998 Winter Olympics. In 2002 she won the Olympic gold medal at the 1000 meters in Salt Lake City, setting a world record in the process.

In 1996 she became World Champion Sprint, in 1997 and 1998 she became second and in 2000 she became third.

In 1998 she won the gold medal at the World Single Distance Championships at the 1000 m, in 1996 the silver and in 2000 the bronze medal at the same distance.

In 2000 she placed fifth overall in the 500 m cycling time trials at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, becoming only the ninth American ever to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

In 2006, she was elected by her teammates to carry the United States flag at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Personal life

Witty has reported that she had experienced childhood abuse from a trusted neighbor since she was 4 till the age of 11 years, and she kept the secret for years.[1][2][3] Witty currently lives with her partner, former Dutch long track speed skater Frouke Oonk.[4]

Records

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 38.36 2002-02-14 Salt Lake City, Utah
1000 m 1:13.83 2002-02-17 Salt Lake City, Utah
1500 m 1:55.71 2002-02-20 Salt Lake City, Utah
3000 m 4:22.57 1998-03-14 Heerenveen
5000 m 7:38.20 1998-03-15 Heerenveen

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[5]

EventTimeDateVenue
1000 m1:15.43November 23, 1997 Calgary
1000 m1:14.96March 28, 1998 Calgary
1000 m1:14.58March 3, 2001 Calgary
1000 m1:13.83February 17, 2002Salt Lake City

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[6]

Achievements

She competed in track cycling in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she placed 5th in the 500m time trial.

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