Chris Witty

Chris Witty

Personal information
Full name	Christine Diane Witty
Born	(1975-06-23) June 23, 1975 (age 49) West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track cycling Speed skating
Medal record Women's speed skating Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m 1998 Nagano 1000 m 1998 Nagano 1500 m World Single Distance Championships 2000 1000 m 1998 1000 m 1996 1000 m
Updated on September 6, 2014

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

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]