Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games. In the 500 m she placed 6th; 8th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.[1][2][3] She was also a silver medallist at the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games.[2]
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's short track speed skating | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | 3000 m relay |
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2002 Salt Lake City | 3000 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
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2005 Beijing | 3000 m relay |
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2003 Warsaw | 3000 m relay |
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2006 Minneapolis | 3000 m relay |
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2000 Sheffield | 3000 m relay |
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2004 Gothenburg | 1500 m |
| World Team Championships | ||
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2001 Nobeyama | Team |
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2002 Milwaukee | Team |
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2005 Chuncheon | Team |
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2006 Montreal | Team |
| Goodwill Games | ||
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2000 Lake Placid | 3000 m relay |
In the 2006 Winter Olympics she won silver as part of the short track relay team in the 3000 meter race with Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge, and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher.[4] In her only individual event at the Games, the 500 she placed 9th. She won a silver medal in the relay event at the 2006 World Championships.
| Personal records | ||||
| Women's short track speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 43.839 | 2005-11-12 | Bormio | |
| 1000 m | 1:31.130 | 2004-11-21 | Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 2:22.640 | 2004-11-19 | Calgary | |
Personal life
editKraus first started speed skating at age four.[2] She is one of many Olympic athletes to come from the National Sport School based in Calgary, Alberta.[5]
References
edit- ^ Profile of Alanna Kraus by the Canadian Olympic Committee Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Profile of Alanna Kraus by Speed Skating Canada Archived May 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alanna Kraus: Short-track speed skating, London Free Press, February 9, 2006.
- ^ Byers, Jim, "Canada silver in relay", Toronto Star, February 22, 2006.
- ^ Bergman, Brian, "Athletes' ABCs: National Sport, Calgary" Archived February 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, Maclean's, August 23, 2004.
External links
edit- Alanna Kraus at the International Skating Union
- Alanna Kraus at Team Canada
- Alanna Kraus at Olympics.com
- Alanna Kraus at Olympedia
- Alanna Kraus at the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame
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