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Biography
Tucker Fredricks (born April 16, 1984) is an American speed skater and the US record holder in the 500 meter event. He competed at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Tucker was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he graduated in 2002 from Joseph A. Craig High School. He began skating in 1994 when a friend of his father's took him skating in lieu of playing hockey. He considers his greatest accomplishment to be winning gold medal in 500m at 2003 World Junior Championships. Tucker cites his parents as his strongest influence, along with everyone he has skated with.
On November 17, 2007 at the World Cup Race in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Tucker beat the previous American 500m record (34.42) which was originally held by 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist Casey Fitzrandolph, with a time of 34.31.
Current record
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.31 | November 17, 2007 | Calgary, Canada | American Record |
| 500 m x 2 | 68.98 | November 17, 2007 | Calgary, Canada | American Record |
| 1000 m | 1:09.65 | December 31, 2005 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| 1500 m | 1:51.84 | November 25, 2001 | Calgary, Canada | |
| 3000 m | 4:02.39 | November 24, 2001 | Calgary, Canada | |
Career wins
- 1st, 500m 2003 World Junior Speedskating Championships
- 3rd, 500m 2002 World Junior Speedskating Championships
- 1st, overall 2002 U.S. Junior Speedskating Championships
- 1st, overall 2003 U.S. Junior Speedskating Championships
- 1st, overall 2003 U.S. Junior Speedskating Championships
- 25th, 2006 Olympic Winter Games, Men’s 500m
- 12th, 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Men’s 500m (World Cup overall 500m champion)
- 26th, 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Men’s 500m
Highlights
Fredericks has been a World Cup 500m medalist winner 30 times (11 times gold, six times silver and 13 times bronze). In addition, in 2007 he won the bronze for the World Single Distance Championships as well as the World Cup overall 500m champion.