 Fredricks in February 2008 in Heerenveen | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tucker Daniel Fredricks |
| Born | April 16, 1984 (age 41) Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Tucker Daniel Fredricks (born April 16, 1984) is an American speed skater and the former US record holder in the 500 meter event. He competed at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]
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Fredricks 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 took him skating in lieu of playing hockey. He considers his greatest accomplishment to be winning the gold medal in 500m at the 2003 World Junior Championships.[ citation needed ]
On November 17, 2007, at the World Cup Race in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Fredricks 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.
