Casey FitzRandolph

Casey FitzRandolph

File:Kohl and FitzRandolph.jpg FitzRandolph with Senator Herb Kohl after the 2002 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1975-01-21) January 21, 1975 Verona, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg)
Website	www.caseyfitz.com
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing the United States Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 500 m World Sprint Championships Silver medal – second place 2002 Hamar Sprint Bronze medal – third place 1997 Hamar Sprint World Single Distance Championships Bronze medal – third place 2001 Salt Lake City 500 m

Casey J. FitzRandolph (born January 21, 1975 in Verona, Wisconsin) is an American speed skater.

In 1997, FitzRandolph won the bronze medal at the World Sprint Championships in Hamar. He won another bronze medal in 2001 at the World Single Distance Championships on the 500 m.

In 2002, he won silver at the World Sprint Championships in Hamar and went on to become Olympic Champion on the 500 m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. This made him the first American to win the 500 m since fellow Madison native Eric Heiden won the event in 1980. Heiden was in attendance as the team orthopedist. He and his family now live in Cross Plains Wisconsin.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, FitzRandolph finished 12th on the 500 m and 9th on the 1,000 m.

External links

• Casey FitzRandolph at the International Skating Union (archived)
• Casey FitzRandolph at Speedskatingbase.eu at the Wayback Machine (archived November 4, 2013)
• Casey FitzRandolph at SkateResults.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 13, 2007)
• Casey FitzRandolph at Team USA at the Wayback Machine (archived May 7, 2016)
• Casey FitzRandolph at U.S. Olympic Team at archive.today (archived October 15, 2004)
• Casey FitzRandolph at Olympics.com
• Casey FitzRandolph at Olympedia