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Nick Thometz

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Nick Thometz
Personal information
Full nameKeith James Thometz
BornSeptember 16, 1963 (1963-09-16) (age 61)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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.

World records

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

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Nick Thometz". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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