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Austin Kleba

Austin Kleba (born July 27, 1999) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Austin Kleba
Kleba in 2016
Personal information
Born (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999 (age 26)
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
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 HamarTeam sprint
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Calgary500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 CalgaryTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2025 HachinoheTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2022 Calgary1000 m

Career

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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

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Key
Category
Senior level
Junior level
Season Location Team sprint*
2019–2020Belarus Minsk11th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki12th
Kazakhstan Astana8th
Japan Nagano12th
2022–2023Netherlands Heerenveen3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada Calgary6th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki5th
2023–2024China Beijing1st place, gold medalist(s)
Norway Stavanger2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Canada Quebec3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024–2025China Beijing2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Canada Calgary1st place, gold medalist(s)
Season Location 500 meter
2017–2018United States Salt Lake City11th
2018–2019Italy Baselga di PinèDQ
2022–2023Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki15th
Season Location 1000 meter
2017–2018United States Salt Lake City14th
2018–2019Italy Baselga di Pinè1st place, gold medalist(s)

Source:[7]

References

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  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 from the original on February 4, 2022. 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)".
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