 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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Austin Kleba (born July 27, 1999) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Career
[edit]Kleba 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 competed at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold medal in team sprint, along with Cooper McLeod and Zach Stoppelmoor.[4]
During World Cup #3 on January 26, 2025, he set a world record in the team sprint with a time of 1:16.98, becoming the first men's sprint team to break 1:17.[5] In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the team sprint.[6]
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 |
|
 Calgary |
6th | |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
5th | |
| 2023–2024 |  Beijing |
|
 Stavanger |
| |
| Quebec |
| |
| 2024–2025 | Beijing |
|
| Calgary |
|
| 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 |
|
Source:[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin Kleba". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Austin Kleba". Beijing 2022 Olympics. 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". usspeedskating.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Bowker, Paul D. (January 27, 2025). "Americans Shine In Calgary As Stolz Breaks Two Track Records, Men's Team Sprint Sets World Record". usspeedskating.org. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (March 13, 2025). "Joy Beune wins, Martina Sablikova ties record, U.S. earns team bronze at speed skating worlds". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Skater Profile - Austin Kleba (USA)".
External links
[edit]- Austin Kleba at the International Skating Union
- Austin Kleba at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Austin Kleba at U.S. Speedskating
- Austin Kleba at Team USA
- Austin Kleba at Olympics.com
- Austin Kleba at Olympedia
- Austin Kleba on Instagram
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