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Brittany Bowe

Brittany Bowe in 2007
Personal information
Birth name	Brittany Starr Bowe
Born	(1988-02-24) February 24, 1988 (age 37) Ocala, Florida, US
Height	5 ft 7 in
Weight	145 lbs
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Speed skating
Event(s)	500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Coached by	Ryan Shimabukuro
Medal record Representing the  United States Women's speed skating Olympic Games Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit Bronze 2022 Beijing 1000 m World Sprint Championships Gold 2015 Astana Sprint Gold 2016 Seoul Sprint Silver 2018 Changchun Sprint Bronze 2019 Heerenveen Sprint World Single Distances Championships Gold 2015 Heerenveen 1000 m Gold 2015 Heerenveen 1500 m Gold 2019 Inzell 1000 m Gold 2021 Heerenveen 1000 m Silver 2015 Heerenveen 500 m Silver 2016 Kolomna 500 m Silver 2021 Heerenveen 1500 m Silver 2024 Calgary Team sprint Bronze 2013 Sochi 1000 m Bronze 2016 Kolomna 1000 m Bronze 2016 Kolomna 1500 m Bronze 2019 Inzell 1500 m Bronze 2023 Heerenveen Team pursuit Four Continents Championships Gold 2025 Hachinohe 1000 m Silver 2024 Salt Lake City Team sprint Women's inline speed skating World Championships (road) Gold 2006 Anyang 5000 m relay Gold 2007 Cali 500 m Gold 2007 Cali 5000 m relay Gold 2008 Gijón 5000 m relay Bronze 2007 Cali 200 m World Championships (track) Gold 2006 Anyang 3000 m relay Gold 2007 Cali 3000 m relay Gold 2008 Gijón 300 m Gold 2008 Gijón 3000 m relay Silver 2008 Gijón 1000 m Bronze 2008 Gijón 500 m Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Combined sprint

Brittany Starr Bowe (born February 24, 1988) is an amazing American athlete. She is famous for her skills in speed skating. Before that, she was a top inline skater and even a basketball player!

Brittany has won many medals in her career. In inline speed skating, she earned eight gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at world championships. She also has 21 more world championship medals from her junior years. Plus, she won a gold medal in roller skating at the 2007 Pan American Games.

In speed skating, Brittany is best known for races like the 500, 1000, and 1500 meters. She won a bronze medal in the 1000 meters at the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. In 2015, she won two gold medals (1000m and 1500m) and a silver medal (500m) at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. She also won the 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, winning all four races! Brittany has also won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in 2018 and 2022.

Because of her great performance in the 1000 meters in 2015, Brittany received the Oscar Mathisen Award. This award is given to the best speed skater of the year.

Brittany Bowe currently holds the world record in the 1000 meters race. She also used to hold the world record in the 1500 meters and still holds the American record for that distance.

Early Life and Sports Beginnings

Brittany Bowe was born in Ocala, Florida. Her parents are Michael and Deborah Bowe. From a very young age, Brittany loved playing many sports. She played basketball and soccer. When she was only two years old, she would show off her dribbling skills during halftime at college basketball games!

Brittany was so good at soccer that she made it onto a statewide team for boys under 13. But she eventually stopped playing soccer because its season overlapped with basketball.

School and College Years

Brittany went to Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala. After high school, she attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. There, she played basketball for the Florida Atlantic Owls team. She finished college in 2010, studying sociology and social science.

Inline Speed Skating Career

When Brittany was eight years old in 1996, she started trying inline skating. She quickly became very good at it. She competed in world championships from 2002 to 2008. During these years, she won a total of 32 medals! Eleven of these medals were won in senior championships, which are for adult athletes.

Basketball Career

After the 2008 inline speed skating world championships, Brittany decided to focus more on basketball. She played as a point guard for the Florida Atlantic Owls college team.

Speed Skating Journey

Brittany Bowe at the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Sochi, Russia, in March 2013.

Brittany saw her friends, like Chad Hedrick and Heather Richardson, compete in speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics. This inspired her to try speed skating herself. In 2010, she decided to take a break from basketball and moved to Salt Lake City to start training.

She quickly became successful in speed skating. In January 2013, she earned her first podium finishes (meaning she placed in the top three) in the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. She finished third in two 1000-meter races in Calgary, Canada. Six weeks later, in March, she won her first World Cup gold medal in the 1000 meters in Erfurt, Germany. Overall, she finished second in the 1000 meters World Cup that season.

On March 23, 2013, Brittany won her first speed skating world championship medal. It was a bronze medal in the women's 1000 meters race.

On November 17, 2013, Brittany set a new world record for the 1000 meters with a time of 1:12.58. This happened at a World Cup event in Salt Lake City. During the 2013–14 World Cup season, she won five medals in the 1000 meters (one gold, three silver, one bronze). She also won one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal in the 1500 meters.

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, were a bit challenging for Brittany. She finished 13th in the 500 meters, 8th in the 1000 meters, and 14th in the 1500 meters.

In the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, she had a fantastic performance. She won gold medals in both the 1000 and 1500 meters races. She also earned a silver medal in the 500 meters. After that, she went on to win the 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.

During the 2014–15 World Cup season, Brittany continued to excel. She won four medals in the 500 meters, five medals (including three golds) in the 1000 meters, and three medals (including one gold) in the 1500 meters. She won the overall 1000 meters World Cup title that season.

Brittany Bowe's Records

Brittany Bowe has set some amazing records in speed skating.

Personal Best Times

World Records Held

World Cup Trophies

Brittany Bowe has won several overall World Cup trophies for her consistent performance in different distances.

Season	1000 meter	Points	1500 meter	Points
2015–2016		710		590
2018–2019		397		378
2019–2020		326	N/A
2020–2021		120		120
2021–2022		330		256
2023–2024		297	N/A
2024–2025		256

See also

In Spanish: Brittany Bowe para niños