Chris Witty

Christine Diane Witty (born June 23, 1975) is an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports.

This article is about the American speed skater and cyclist. For the British physician and epidemiologist, see Chris Whitty.
Chris Witty
Personal information
Full nameChristine Diane Witty
Born (1975-06-23) June 23, 1975
West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack cycling
Speed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 1500 m
World Single Distance Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 1000 m
Updated on September 6, 2014.

She won medals at both 1000 and 1500 meters in the 1998 Winter Olympics. In 2002, she won the Olympic gold medal at the 1000 meters in Salt Lake City, setting a world record in the process.

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.[1]

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.[2]

In 2006, she was elected by her teammates to carry the United States flag at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[3]

Personal life

Witty has reported that she had experienced childhood abuse from a trusted neighbor since she was 4 till the age of 11 years, and she kept the secret for years.[4][5][6] Witty currently lives with her partner, former Dutch long track speed skater Frouke Oonk.[7]

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

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[8]

EventTimeDateVenue
1000 m1:15.43November 23, 1997Calgary
1000 m1:14.96March 28, 1998Calgary
1000 m1:14.58March 3, 2001Calgary
1000 m1:13.83February 17, 2002Salt Lake City

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[9]

Witty holds the 1000m Olympic Record with a time of 1:13.83 which was set at the 2002 Olympic Winter games in the Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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. "Chris Wittty". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. "ESPN.com - OLY - Speedskater to pursue rare Olympic double". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. VeloNews.com. "Witty to lead U.S. team in Turin ceremonies". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. "Beating abuse: Speed skater Christine Witty". January 4, 2006.
  5. Thiel, Art; Columnist, P.-I. (February 10, 2006). "U.S. flag bearer Witty reveals dark secret of sexual abuse". seattlepi.com.
  6. Kinkead, Lucinda Dillon (October 10, 2004). "Skating past pain". Deseret News.
  7. "Witty: 'Een hele nieuwe identiteit' - schaatsen.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  8. "Chris Witty". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  9. "Chris Witty". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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