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  Jeremy Wotherspoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wotherspoon was born in Saskatchewan but grew up in Red Deer, Alberta.
Wotherspoon was soon winning medals on the World Cup circuit, with his first victories coming in 1997.
Away from the ice, Jeremy is an avid outdoorsman and an accomplished flyfisherman.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jeremy_Wotherspoon   (267 words)

  
 Wotherspoon, Jeremy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wotherspoon, Jeremy, speed skater (b at Humboldt, Sask 26 Oct 1976).
Wotherspoon was ranked first in the World Cup standings in 1998, and at Nagano he won a silver medal in the 500 m.
Although Wotherspoon was highly favoured to win a medal at the 2002 Olympics at Salt Lake, an unfortunate fall in the first round of the 500 m eliminated him from competition.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009549   (276 words)

  
 Wotherspoon, Jeremy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wotherspoon, Jeremy, speed skater (born on October 26, 1976, at Humboldt, Sask.).
Wotherspoon was ranked first in the World Cup standings in 1998 and, at Nagano in 1998, he won a silver medal in the 500 m.
Although many thought Wotherspoon would win a medal at the 2002 Olympics at Salt Lake, an unfortunate fall in the first round of the 500 m eliminated him from competition.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0009549   (255 words)

  
 SLAM! NAGANO: Jeremy Wotherspoon
  There seems no doubt, that Jeremy Wotherspoon is destined to be a superstar in the sport of long track speed skating.
If there was a Rookie of the Year award on the World Cup circuit last season, Wotherspoon's name would have been inscribed on the trophy.
As a junior he set world marks in the 500 and 1,000 as well as the cumulative sprint points for one meet.
www.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoCanada/wotherspoon_j.html   (137 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Jeremy Wotherspoon
Dutchman Erben Wennemars stands between Jeremy Wotherspoon of Red Deer, Alta., and Mike Ireland of Winnipeg at the world long-track speed skating awards ceremony Sunday in Nagano, Japan.
Jeremy Wotherspoon of Red Deer, Alta., and Mike Ireland of Winnipeg finished second and third respectively in the overall standings Sunday as Dutchman Erben Wennemars captured his first-ever world championship.
Wotherspoon won the title in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003 while Ireland was the 2001 champion.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jeremy-Wotherspoon   (736 words)

  
 VOANews.com - Canadian Wotherspoon Has Eyes on Speed Skating Gold Medal
Jeremy Wotherspoon might be the best speed skater in the world in the 500 and 1,000 meter events.
Wotherspoon came close, leaving Nagano in 1998 with a silver, but now he's anxious to pursue the gold.
Jeremy Wotherspoon still was not ready to take speed skating too seriously.
www.help-for-you.com /news/Feb2002/Feb06s/PRT06-57Article.html   (749 words)

  
 WinterSports2002.com - Canadians get 3 medals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The song was heard three times after Wotherspoon skated to gold in the men's 500 and 1,000 meters and after Le May Doan took a gold in the ladies' 500 Saturday in the first day of the Essent World Cup.
Wotherspoon set a world record in the 1,000 and would have capped off a Canadian coup, except that U.S. skater Jennifer Rodriguez edged out the dominant Germans and Le May Doan for a gold in the ladies 1,000.
Wotherspoon's new world record in the 1,000 now stands at 1:07.72, which was plenty to beat FitzRandolph, 1:08.06 and Ireland, 1:08.31.
deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,50000082,00.html   (439 words)

  
 Long Track - Jeremy ‘Spoon’ Wotherspoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Often, Jeremy fly fishes on Calgary’s Bow River, installs car stereos, researches wine vineyards for his retirement plan of owning his own vineyard in B.C.’s Okanagan, and comes up with witty entrepreneurial ideas to revolutionize the world.
Jeremy’s goal for the next Olympics is to surpass his feat of a silver medal in Nagano in the 500 metres.
Jeremy describes his most memorable Olympic moment from Nagano in two words, “FREE McDonald’s.” End of story.
www.oval.ucalgary.ca /oval_olympics/oly_JeremyW.asp   (388 words)

  
 CBC Sports: Wotherspoon settles for silver in 500m
Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon takes a turn on his way to a silver medal in the men's 500 metres race of the World Cup speed skating competition in Nagano.
Wotherspoon, skating in the final pair of the day, clocked a close second in 34.97 while Joji Kato of Japan was third in 35.23.
Gerard van Velde of the Netherlands was third in 1:09.55 and Wotherspoon fourth in 1:09.57, which was 0.4 seconds faster than his fourth on Saturday.
www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/12/05/Sports/wotherspoon041205.html   (495 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Skating | Wotherspoon wipes out
Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon, the World Cup speed skating leader, saw his bid for Olympic gold end when he crashed out of the 500m at the Utah Olympic Oval.
Wotherspoon made a terrific start to the race but tumbled out when he lost his footing moments later.
Wotherspoon must now turn his attention to the 1,000 metres race on Saturday, an event in which he holds the world record.
news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/low/english/skating/newsid_1815000/1815348.stm   (285 words)

  
 CBC Sports: Wotherspoon adds another gold to collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wotherspoon took the gold in 35.38 seconds for his 54th career victory.
Wotherspoon raced in the second last pair of the day against Japan's Masaaki Kobayashi, who ended up 11th.
Wotherspoon rebounded from Saturday's eighth place to take fourth in 1:10.69 in another hotly contested race at the distance this season.
www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/12/12/Sports/wotherspoon041212.html   (294 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wotherspoon was runner-up for the second straight year at 137.820 and Joey Cheek of the U.S., was third at 137.975.
Wotherspoon started the day well, tying for first in the 500 metres with Russian Dmitri Lobkov at 34.67 seconds to maintain his overall lead.
Wotherspoon wasn't pleased with that race however, and says mistakes may have cost him valuable points in the overall standings.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=112415   (527 words)

  
 Jeremy Wotherspoon captures gold medal in 500 metres at World Cup event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wotherspoon took the gold in 34.91 seconds, the first sub-35 second time on the Pettit National Ice Centre.
Wotherspoon, who has won the title the last four years, is second at 310.
Wotherspoon was interfered with by Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands on the first crossover in the 1,000.
www.canada.com /topics/sports/story.html?id=5b0f0134-d7c1-4228-89c1-e22ed8944bf2&k=1206   (483 words)

  
 CTV.ca - Wotherspoon out of 500-metre speed skate after fall - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
Wotherspoon flipped down his hood and skated slowly around the ice, while the crowd gave him sympathetic applause.
Wotherspoon can still compete in Tuesday's heat but a decent result is out of the question after his fall.
Wotherspoon, 25, won a silver medal in the 500 metres at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1024895106195_20304306?hub=CTVNewsAt11&subhub=PrintStory   (391 words)

  
 Speed Skating Canada - New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Milwaukee, USA (CSN) -- Jeremy Wotherspoon of Red Deer, Alta., won the silver medal in the men’s 1,000 metres and bronze in the 500 on Saturday at a long track speed skating World Cup competition.
Wotherspoon, the most successful male World Cup speed skater in history with 54 career wins, has medalled in five of six races this season.
“Jeremy’s goal is to be back up in the 1,000 where he’s challenging for the medals every week and to assure he’ll be a strong contender in the event at the Olympics,” said Canadian national team coach Sean Ireland.
www.speedskating.ca /eng/story_detail.cfm?id=1027   (634 words)

  
 SLAM! SPORTS: 26TH ANNUAL CANADIAN SPORT AWARDS
Jeremy Wotherspoon's rise in the long track speed skating world has been nothing short of breathtaking.
The 500 at the Olympics was a combined total of two races and Wotherspoon appeared in trouble after the first day.
There could be more Wotherspoon's on the way on the national speed skating team.
canoe.ca /CanadianSportAwards98/wotherspoon_j.html   (213 words)

  
 SKTG-WCup-Speed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada in action during his winning race at the 500 meters during the World Cup speed skating finals at the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, The Netherlands, Sunday.
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (CP) - Jeremy Wotherspoon of Red Deer, Alta., capped his World Cup long-track speed skating season with a victory in the men's 500 metres Sunday, while Mark Nielsen of Calgary won silver in the 100 metres.
Wotherspoon finished in 34.96 seconds on the indoor oval, just 0.13 seconds off the track record.
www.cp.org /premium/Online/Member/Sports/050220/s022059A.html   (289 words)

  
 Speedskating . com : News and Features : Canadian Sweep: Le May, Wotherspoon Win World Sprint Crowns
Canada's status as the sprint powerhouse was convincingly demonstrated today as Catriona Le May Doan and Jeremy Wotherspoon claimed the 2002 world sprint titles, each winning a race and medaling in another on the second and final day of racing at the Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway.
Wotherspoon was third at 35.33 and Ireland fourth at 35.35.
Wotherspoon came back to win the 1000 meters this afternoon for his third distance gold at Hamar, finishing in 1:09.21.
www.speedskating.com /ar/show.rp?id=100524   (1149 words)

  
 Canadian Wotherspoon confident
 Wotherspoon begins his quest for gold tomorrow, with the first round of the 500-metre event at the 'M Wave.' But this time, unlike past Olympics, he'll have to race twice -- once tomorrow, then again on Tuesday, the winner having the fastest aggregate time.
You're not going to have someone surprise you here, and that means I expect to see Jeremy Wotherspoon on the podium.
 Wotherspoon is the world-record holder at 1,000 metres.
www.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoLongTrackSkatingArchive/feb8_sskate1.html   (430 words)

  
 Kaenon Polarized - News
There was little doubt of Wotherspoon's strength as he defended his 2002 title with two wins in the 500-metre event and a silver and bronze in the 1000-metre races.
Racing in the Kore frame by Kaenon Polarized, Wotherspoon is the first speed skater to use a polarized lens on the oval.
But he is doubtful that Sunday's title or the string of victories will be enough to erase the memories of his disappointing performance at last year's Olympics in Salt Lake City where he was favored to be double-gold winner in both the 500m and 1000m.
www.kaenon.com /news.cfm?action=detail&editorial_id=19   (598 words)

  
 Jeremy Wotherspoon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Jeremy Wotherspoon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Jeremy Wotherspoon contains research on
Jeremy Wotherspoon, Canadian speed skaters, 1976 births and Olympic competitors for Canada.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Jeremy_Wotherspoon   (281 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Winter Sports - Wotherspoon caps off World Cup season with two golds - Sunday February 28, 1999 06:19 PM
Wotherspoon won the 1,000-meter race with a time of 1 minute, 12.80 seconds to finish with 450 of a possible 540 points in the overall 1,000-meter World Cup standings.
Wotherspoon, who won the World Speedskating Championship in Calgary, Alberta, last Saturday, finished 105 points ahead of world-record holder Jan Bos of the Netherlands.
Wotherspoon, who holds the world-record time of 34.76 seconds, won his eighth straight World Cup 500-meter race to finish with 530 points in the event.
www.cnn.com /cnnsi/wintersports/news/1999/02/28/wotherspoon_wc   (451 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Le May Doan struggles at speedskating championships
CALGARY, Alberta -- Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada won his second 500-meter race of the weekend, putting him in position to retain his overall title at the world sprint speedskating championships.
Wotherspoon was timed in 34.49 seconds on Sunday in recording his eighth straight victory in the event this season.
Wotherspoon is primed for his fourth world title in long-track sprints after finishing second in Saturday's 1,000, giving him the best combined results heading into the final event.
espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0119/1495371.html   (245 words)

  
 CANOE 2002 Games - Team Canada - Jeremy Wotherspoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jeremy Wotherspoon, a silver medallist in the 500-metres at the 1998 Olympics, re-claimed the world record in the men's 1,000-metres at the world championships in March.
Needless to say with such a sparkling competitive record, Wotherspoon feels he has the capabilities for double gold in Nagano.
Wotherspoon also needs to worry about teammate Mike Ireland in both events.
www.osoinc.com /2002GamesTeamCanadaBiosN2Z/wotherspoon.html   (228 words)

  
 Brooks Alberta Sports News, Scores And Standings - The Brooks Bulletin
CALGARY (CP) - Jeremy Wotherspoon's fallen dreams at the 2002 Winter Olympics has made the native of Red Deer, Alta., determined to redeem himself as he competes in the 2006 Games in Turin, Italy next month.
Wotherspoon, who is also competing in the 1,000 metres, expects to win a medal in both races.
Wotherspoon is fortunate to have a chance to redeem himself at another Olympics and 2002 is a long time ago, said Holmik.
www.brooksbulletin.com /news/sports.asp?itemid=47678   (608 words)

  
 Jeremy Wotherspoon
On going to the Games: Jeremy's goal for the next Olympics is to surpass his feat of a silver medal in Nagano in the 500 metres.
Being relaxed before the Olympics is crucial to having a good race, advises Jeremy.
Jeremy describes his most memorable Olympic moment from Nagano in two words, FREE McDonalds.
leafs_girl24.tripod.com /My_Obsessions/id17.html   (416 words)

  
 TIME: Blade Runners
Jeremy Wotherspoon of Red Deer, Alta., an unflappable Olympic rookie at 21, is the world-record holder in the 1,000 m (1 min.
LeMay Doan's fellow world-record holder, Wotherspoon, is as shy as she is effervescent--but no less determined.
Only two years ago, Wotherspoon was racing in the junior ranks, where he set world records in both the 500 m and the 1,000 m.
www.time.com /time/magazine/1998/int/980202/special_section.canadas_9.html   (946 words)

  
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Le Canadien Jeremy Wotherspoon a décroché l'or au deuxième 500 m de la Coupe du monde de patinage de vitesse longue piste de Milwaukee, dimanche.
Malgré un palmarès reluisant en Coupe du monde, Wotherspoon n'a remporté qu'une seule médaille d'argent aux Jeux olympiques.
Jeremy Wotherspoon a pris le quatrième rang, avec un temps de 1 min 9 s 15/100.
www.radio-canada.ca /sports/patinage/2005/11/27/002-wotherspoon-dimanche.shtml   (502 words)

  
 Canadian Sport Centre Calgary - Communications
Wotherspoon of Red Deer, Alta., earned his first victory of the long-track speed skating World Cup season in the men's 500-metre event in Milwaukee.
On Saturday, Wotherspoon won a silver medal in the men's 1,000 metres and bronze in the 500.
Wotherspoon, who has won the title the past four years, is second at 310.
www.canadiansportcentre.com /Communications/SportPerformanceWeekly/SPW2005/11_28_05.htm   (3004 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Canada's Wotherspoon wins again at world sprints   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
CALGARY —; Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada won his second 500-meter race of the weekend and retained his overall title at the world sprint speedskating championships.
Canadian speedskater Jeremy Wotherspoon races to victory in the men's 500-meter race at the World Sprint Championships.
Wotherspoon finished second in Saturday's 1,000 and third in Sunday's 1,000, giving him the best combined results heading into the final event.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2003-01-19-speed-skating_x.htm   (383 words)

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