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.jpg) Wotherspoon at a World Cup speed skating event in Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 26, 1976 Humboldt, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon (born October 26, 1976) is a Canadian speed skater, widely recognized as one of the greatest speedskating sprinters of all time.[1][2][3]
In December 2003, Wotherspoon became the most successful male skater in World Cup history when he claimed the 49th victory of his career.[4] He finished his career with a record 67 World Cup wins at 500 and 1,000 metres.[3]
Wotherspoon broke the 500 m world record on three occasions. He broke the 1000 m world record seven times.
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeremy Wotherspoon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Day, Gavin (November 22, 2016). "Canadian skating great Wotherspoon lends a hand to Norway". CBC Sports. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Wotherspoon skates to record World Cup win - CBC Sports - Sporting news, opinion, scores, standings, schedules". Cbc.ca. December 13, 2003. Retrieved November 1, 2013.