Clara Hughes

Best times

• 500m – 41.19
• 1000m – 1:18.75
• 1500m – 1:57.46
• 3000m – 3:59.06
• 5000m – 6:53.53
• 10000m – 14:19.73 (Canadian record)

Highlights

• Bronze medallist in the 5000m at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
• Gold medallist in the 5000m at the 2006 Torino Olympic Games
• Silver medallist in team pursuit at the 2006 Torino Olympic Games
• Bronze medallist in the 5000m at the 2005 World Single Distances Championships
• Silver medallist in team pursuit at 2005 World Single Distances Championships
• Gold Medal 2005 World Cup Heerenveen, Holland, 5000m
• Gold Medal 2004 World Cup, Berlin, Germany, 3000m
• Gold Medal 2002 World Cup, Erfurt, Germany (track record), 3000m
• Bronze medallist in the 5000m at the 2005 World All Round Championships
• Selected as Speed Skating Canada’s 2004 Female Skater of the Year – Long Track
• Gold medallist in the 5000m at the 2004 World Single Distances Championships
• Bronze medallist in the 5000m at the 2004 World All Round Championships
• Her bronze medal (5000m) in Salt Lake City makes her only the second woman and fourth person ever to medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics
• First Canadian to medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympics (1996 & 2002 respectively)
• Double Bronze medallist at 1996 Olympics in cycling (Road race & time trial)
• Silver Medal 1995 World Cycling Championships, Duitama, Colombia, Time Trial
• Gold Medal Time Trial (2002), Silver Medal Team Time Trial (1994), Bronze Medal Points Race, Track Cycling (2002), Commonwealth Games
• Gold Medal Points Race (2003), Silver Medal Time Trial (2003), Road Race (1995), Team Time Trial (1991), Individual Pursuit, Track Cycling (1991), Bronze Medal Individual Pursuit (2003), Time Trial (1991), Pan American Games