Austin Kleba

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Austin Kleba
Lillehammer 2016 - Speed skating Men's 500m race 2 - Austin Kleba.jpg
Kleba in 2016
Personal information
Born (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 25)
Campton Hills, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Speed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
Medal record
Men's Speed skating
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Hamar Team sprint
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Calgary 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 CalgaryTeam sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Hachinohe Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Calgary1000 m

Austin Kleba (born July 27, 1999) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Career

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

Key
Category
Senior level
Junior level


SeasonLocationTeam sprint*
2019–2020 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk 11th
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 12th
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 8th
Flag of Japan.svg Nagano 12th
2022–2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary 6th
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 5th
2023–2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quebec Bronze medal icon.svg
2024–2025 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Gold medal icon.svg
SeasonLocation500 meter
2017–2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City 11th
2018–2019 Flag of Italy.svg Baselga di Pinè DQ
2022–2023 Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki 15th
SeasonLocation1000 meter
2017–2018 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City 14th
2018–2019 Flag of Italy.svg Baselga di Pinè Gold medal icon.svg

Source: [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Kleba". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Austin Kleba". olympics.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". usspeedskating.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Skater Profile - Austin Kleba (USA)".


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