Austin Kleba (born July 27, 1999) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
 Kleba in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 27, 1999 Campton Hills, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKleba represented the United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the mixed team sprint. He competed at the 2022 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold in the 500 metre, team sprint, and a silver medal in the 1000 metre.[1] He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2][3]
In November 2024, Kleba complete at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold medal in team sprint.[4]
World Cup overview
edit- Key
| Category |
| Senior level |
| Junior level |
| Season | Location | Team sprint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 |  Minsk |
11th |
 Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
12th | |
 Astana |
8th | |
 Nagano |
12th | |
| 2022–2023 |  Heerenveen |
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 Calgary |
6th | |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
5th | |
| 2023–2024 |  Beijing |
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 Stavanger |
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| Quebec |
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| 2024–2025 | Beijing |
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| Season | Location | 500 meter |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 |  Salt Lake City |
11th |
| 2018–2019 |  Baselga di Pinè |
DQ |
| 2022–2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
15th |
| Season | Location | 1000 meter |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Salt Lake City |
14th |
| 2018–2019 | Baselga di Pinè |
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Source:[5]
References
edit- ^ "Austin Kleba". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Austin Kleba". olympics.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Danahey, Mike (February 4, 2022). "Olympic dreams began early for speedskaters from Kane County and Glen Ellyn". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". US Speedskating. November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Skater Profile - Austin Kleba (USA)".
External links
edit- Austin Kleba in the US Speedskating Team
- Austin Kleba at SpeedSkatingNews.info
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