Austin Kleba

Austin Kleba
Kleba in 2016
Personal information
Born (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 25)
Campton Hills, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
Medal record
Men's Speed skating
Representing the  United States
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2025 Hachinohe Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Calgary 1000 m

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 complete at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold medal in team sprint.[4]

World Cup overview

Key
Category
Senior level
Junior level


Season Location Team sprint*
2019–2020 Belarus Minsk 11th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 12th
Kazakhstan Astana 8th
Japan Nagano 12th
2022–2023 Netherlands Heerenveen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada Calgary 6th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 5th
2023–2024 China Beijing 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Norway Stavanger 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Canada Quebec 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024–2025 China Beijing 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Season Location 500 meter
2017–2018 United States Salt Lake City 11th
2018–2019 Italy Baselga di Pinè DQ
2022–2023 Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki 15th
Season Location 1000 meter
2017–2018 United States Salt Lake City 14th
2018–2019 Italy Baselga di Pinè 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Austin Kleba". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Austin Kleba". olympics.com. 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 from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". US Speedskating. November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Skater Profile - Austin Kleba (USA)".


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