Nick Thometz

Nick Thometz
Personal information
Full nameKeith James Thometz
BornSeptember 16, 1963 (1963-09-16) (age 62)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  United States
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Sainte Foy Sprint

Keith James "Nick" Thometz (born September 16, 1963, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former ice speed-skater. For most of 1987 he held the World record for men's 500 meter speed skating. At the Speed Skating World Cup of 1986-1987 he won the 500 meter and 1000 meter divisions. He also won a silver medal at the 1987 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men. He competed in the Winter Olympic Games three times, but never medaled.[1]

World records

Event Time Date Venue
500 m 0.36,55 March 19, 1987 Netherlands Heerenveen

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nick Thometz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Nick Thometz". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.