Chris Witty

Chris Witty

Personal information
Full name	Chris Witty
Born	June 23, 1975 (1975-06-23) (age 36) West Allis, Wisconsin, United States of America
Team information
Medal record Competitor for the  United States Speed skating Olympic Games Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m Silver 1998 Nagano 1000 m Bronze 1998 Nagano 1500 m World Single Distance Championships Bronze 2000 1000 m Gold 1998 1000 m Silver 1996 1000 m
Infobox last updated on September 7, 2008

Christine ("Chris") Diane Witty (born June 23, 1975 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports. However, she is more successful in skating.

She is specialized in the short and middle distances, the 1000 and 1500 meters and won medals at these distances at the 1998 Winter Olympics. In 2002 she achieved her biggest success; she won the Olympic gold medal at the 1000 meters in Salt Lake City, with a world record time.

In 1996 she became World Champion Sprint, in 1997 and 1998 she became second and in 2000 she became third.

In 1998 she won the gold medal at the World Single Distance Championships at the 1000 m, in 1996 the silver and in 2000 the bronze medal at the same distance.

In 2000 she placed fifth overall in the 500 m cycling time trials at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, becoming only the ninth American ever to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

In 2006, she was elected by her teammates to carry the United States flag at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where she attempted to defend her title in speed skating, however she was unable to do so.

Childhood abuse

Lately, Witty reported that she had experienced childhood abuse from a trusted neighbor since she was 4 till the age of 11 years old, and she kept the secret for years.^[1]

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Distance	Time	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	38.36	2002-02-14	Salt Lake City, Utah
1000 m	1:13.83	2002-02-17	Salt Lake City, Utah
1500 m	1:55.71	2002-02-20	Salt Lake City, Utah
3000 m	4:22.57	1998-03-14	Heerenveen
5000 m	7:38.20	1998-03-15	Heerenveen

Achievements

• 1996 World Sprint Championships: gold
• 1996 World Single Distance Championships, 1000 m: silver
• 1997 World Sprint Championships: bronze
• 1998 World Sprint Championships: bronze
• 1998 Olympic Winter Games, 1000 m: silver
• 1998 Olympic Winter Games, 1500 m: bronze
• 1998 World Single Distance Championships, 1000 m: gold
• 2000 World Sprint Championships: bronze
• 2000 World Single Distance Championships, 1000 m: bronze
• 2002 Olympic Winter Games, 1000 m: gold

She competed in track cycling in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she placed 5th in the 500m time trial.

References

1. ^ AOL sports article - Olympian Goes Public With Sexual Abuse

External links

• Chris Witty at SkateResults.com
• Official U.S. Olympic Team bio ... with links to 2 Q&As, 2 photo galleries
• Photos of Chris Witty

Persondata
Name	Witty, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American racing cyclist
Date of birth	June 23, 1975
Place of birth	West Allis, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date of death
Place of death