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Name | Clara Hughes |
Occupation | Speed Skater |
Birthday | September 27 |
Birth Year | 1972 |
Place of Birth | Winnipeg |
Home Town | |
Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Not Known |
Children(s) | Not Available |
Clara Hughes Biography
Clara Hughes is one of the most popular and richest Speed Skater who was born on September 27, 1972 in Winnipeg, Canada. As of June 1, 2023, Clara Hughes has a net worth approximately $5 Million. Hughes, an 18-time Canadian national cycling champion, won the silver medal at the 1995 World Cycling Championships (time trial).
Clara Hughes, OC OM MSC (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the course of three Winter Olympics. She is tied with Cindy Klassen as the Canadian with the most Olympic medals, with six medals total.
She participated at the 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games and won eight Pan American Games medals. A participant at the 1990, 1994 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, Hughes won gold in the time trial (road, 2002), bronze in the points race on the velodrome (2002), and silver in the 50 km team time trial (1994, with Alison Sydor, Anne Samplonius, and Lesley Tomlinson).
A four-time participant of the women’s Tour de France, Hughes has won the 1994 Women’s Challenge and the 1997 Liberty Classic.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Clara Hughes Net Worth
Clara Hughes is one of the richest Speed Skater from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Clara Hughes's net worth $5 Million.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Speed Skater |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
Hughes was born in Winnipeg, and is a graduate of Elmwood High School. In an interview on CBC radio show Definitely Not the Opera, Hughes reveals that as a youth, she smoked cigarettes, drank a lot at a young age and did a lot of drugs, admitting she did not envision herself as an athlete. She was inspired to begin skating after witnessing Gaétan Boucher at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She started with speed skating, but in 1990 she moved to competitive cycling, competing in track cycling and road cycling.
In the 2000/2001 season, Hughes made a successful comeback to speed skating, participating in the World Single Distance Championships in Salt Lake City, where she finished 11th in the 3000 m.
Clara Hughes Boyfriend
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
Eye Color | Not Available |
Hair Color | Not Available |
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Facts & Trivia
Ranked on the list of most popular Speed Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Clara Hughes celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.
What did Clara Hughes suffer from?
Hughes battled deep depression, which threatened to derail her life, after winning two bronze medals in cycling at the 1996 Olympics. Hughes, as the spokeswoman for Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk initiative, is making her story public to create a better, more open dialogue for Canadians suffering from mental illness.
Why is Clara Hughes important?
Clara Hughes, (born September 27, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), cyclist and speed skater who is the only Canadian athlete to have won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics, with two medals in cycling and four medals in speed skating.
Why is Clara Hughes a hero?
After receiving help from her coaches, psychologists, doctors, friends and family, Clara was able to break lose of her Depression and became healthier and more outspoken. Because of her bravery, Clara was named the Officer of Order of Canada.
Who is the most decorated Canadian Olympian?
Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Olympian, joined Tim & Friends to talk about the pressures of being an athlete in 2021 and what it was like training for the Olympics during a pandemic.
What was Leo Tolstoy mental illness?
The “inspired poet of human suffering” experienced bipolar disorder, as discussed in The Dynamics of Creation by Anthony Storr. Author of War and Peace, Tolstoy revealed the extent of his own mental illness in the memoir Confession.