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What is the sportive hero of Clara Hughes?
Clara Hughes's inspirer was Gaetan Boucher. She watched him speed skate on television and decided she wanted to be a speed skater.
What sport does Clara Hughes play?
Clara Hughes is a cyclist and speed skater.
What sport is Clara Hughes in?
Speed skating
What olympic sport does Clara hughes compete in?
Clara Hughes has competed and won medals for cycling in the summer and speed skating in the winter
What games does Clara Hughes?
Speed skating in the winter and Cycling in the summer
When did Clara Hughes start her olympic career?
Clara Hughes started her Summer Olympic career in 1996 for cycling. She started her Winter Olympic career in 2002 for speed skating.
Is Cindy Klassen or Clara Hughes better in speed skating?
That all depends on the day and what distance. Klassen has done better over time, however Huges is the newer, younger skate, that will probably do better as time goes by. I encourage you to watch the Olympics in Vancouver to find out whose better right now.
How many medals has Clara hughes won?
Clara Hughes won two bronze medals in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won bronze in the 2002, silver and gold in the 2006, and bronze in the 2010 Olympics for speed skating. In total she won four bronze, one silver and one gold.
Who is an Olympic athlete from Manitoba?
Speed skater Cindy Klassen and speed skater/cyclist Clara Hughes, the most decorated Canadian Olympic athletes with 6 medals each, were both born in Winnipeg.
Who is a famous speed skater?
-Cindy Klassen -Kristina Groves -Clara Hughes -Jeremy Wotherspoon -Denny Morrison -Jessica Gregg -Guétan Boucher
Has there ever been in athlete that has competed in both the summer and winter Olympics?
Yes, and there has been one Canadian athlete that has won medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Clara Hughes won medals in speed skating at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics and medals in cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Another is Hayley Wickenheiser who has played on the women's hockey team in the Winter Olympics and the softball team in the Summer Olympics.
What year did Clara Hughes win the Olymipic medals?
Canadian speed skater and cyclist Clara Hughes won 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze). 1) 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta - won bronze in individual road race and individual time trial cycling. 2) 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City - won bronze in 5000 meter speed skating. 3) 2006 Winter Games in Turin - won gold in 5000 meter speed skating and silver in team pursuit speed skating. To date, she is one of only four athletes in Olympic history to win medals at both the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics. Clara Hughes has also won a bronze in 2010
