Casey FitzRandolph
Casey J. FitzRandolph (born January 21, 1975) is an American speed skater.
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Born | Verona, Wisconsin, U.S. | January 21, 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1997, FitzRandolph won the bronze medal at the World Sprint Championships in Hamar. He won another bronze medal in 2001 at the World Single Distance Championships on the 500 m.
His best year so far was 2002. He won silver at the World Sprint Championships in Hamar and went on to become Olympic Champion on the 500 m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. This made him the first American to win the 500 m since fellow Madison native Eric Heiden won the event in 1980. Heiden was in attendance as the team orthopedist.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, FitzRandolph finished 12th on the 500 m and 9th on the 1,000 m.
External links
- Official website
- Casey FitzRandolph at the International Skating Union
- Casey FitzRandolph at Speedskatingbase.eu
- Casey FitzRandolph at Team USA
- Casey FitzRandolph at the International Olympic Committee
- Casey FitzRandolph at the Olympic Channel
- Casey FitzRandolph at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Casey's U.S. Olympic Team bio at Archive.today (archived 2004-10-15)
- Casey FitzRandolph at SkateResults.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-13)
- Photos of Casey FitzRandolph at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-10)
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