Austin Kleba
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| Born | July 27, 1999 Campton Hills, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austin Kleba (born July 27, 1999) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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 |
| Season | Location | Team sprint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Minsk | 11th |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 12th | |
| Astana | 8th | |
| Nagano | 12th | |
| 2022–2023 | Heerenveen | |
| Calgary | 6th | |
| Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 5th | |
| 2023–2024 | Beijing | |
| Stavanger | ||
| Quebec | ||
| 2024–2025 | Beijing | |
| Calgary |
| Season | Location | 500 meter |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Salt Lake City | 11th |
| 2018–2019 | Baselga di Pinè | DQ |
| 2022–2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 15th |
| Season | Location | 1000 meter |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Salt Lake City | 14th |
| 2018–2019 | Baselga di Pinè |
Source:[7]
References
- ^ "Austin Kleba". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Austin Kleba". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". usspeedskating.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Skater Profile - Austin Kleba (USA)".
External links
- Austin Kleba at the International Skating Union
- Austin Kleba at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Austin Kleba at U.S. Speedskating
- Austin Kleba at Team USA
- Austin Kleba at Olympics.com
- Austin Kleba at Olympedia
- Austin Kleba on Instagram