Austin Kleba
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Birth dateJuly 27, 1999 (age 27)
Birth placeCampton Hills, Illinois, U.S.
Event500 m, 1000 m
Height5 ft 6 in
Show-medalsyes

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
SeasonLocationTeam sprint*
2019–2020Minsk11th
Tomaszów Mazowiecki12th
Astana8th
Nagano12th
2022–2023Heerenveen
Calgary6th
Tomaszów Mazowiecki5th
2023–2024Beijing
Stavanger
Quebec
2024–2025Beijing
Calgary
SeasonLocation500 meter
2017–2018Salt Lake City11th
2018–2019Baselga di PinèDQ
2022–2023Tomaszów Mazowiecki15th
SeasonLocation1000 meter
2017–2018Salt Lake City14th
2018–2019Baselga di Pinè

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Austin Kleba". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Austin Kleba". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Danahey, Mike (February 4, 2022). "Olympic dreams began early for speedskaters from Kane County and Glen Ellyn". Chicago Tribune. Archived February 4, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". usspeedskating.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Skater Profile - Austin Kleba (USA)"