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Cathy Turner

Full name: Cathy Ann Turner
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Weight: 117 lbs (53 kg)
Born: April 10, 1962 in Rochester, New York, United States
Country: USA United States
Sport: Short Track Speed Skating

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (4 Total)

Biography

Cathy Turner began her speed skating career in the 1970s, winning the 1979 U.S. short-track title. But she retired in 1980 to pursue a singing and songwriting career. She was a bar singer in Las Vegas, under the name Nikki Newland. Inspired by the 1988 short-track demonstration events at Calgary, and trying to overcome clinical depression, when short-track speed skating became an Olympic sport in 1992, she came out of retirement and won the only individual event on the program, the 500 metres. She defended that title in 1994 at Lillehammer, and added relay medals (silver in 1992 and bronze in 1994) to give her four short-track medals in all. She was one of the few speed skaters to appear in Ice Capades, which she did in 1992, skating and singing. She also appeared on television as one of the American Gladiators.

Results

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500 metres United States USA 1 Gold
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3,000 metres Relay United States USA 2 Silver
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500 metres United States USA 1 Gold
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating Women's 1,000 metres United States USA 8
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3,000 metres Relay United States USA 3 Bronze
1998 Winter 35 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3,000 metres Relay United States USA 5

Women's 500 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T P
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 1 47.04
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States Final 1 47.04
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 47.41
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States Quarter-Finals Heat One 1 QU 48.51
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Two 1 QU/OR 47.69
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 1 45.98
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Final 1 OR 45.98
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 47.54
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Quarter-Finals Heat Three 2 QU 47.24
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Two 1 QU/OR 46.22

Women's 1,000 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T P
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 8 6
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat One AC DQ
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Quarter-Finals Heat Three 2 QU 1:38.98
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Six 2 QU 1:47.03

Women's 3,000 metres Relay

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T P
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final Standings 2 4:37.85
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final 2 4:37.85
1992 Winter 29 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Semi-Finals Heat One 2 QU 4:42.56
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final 3 4:39.34
1994 Winter 31 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 QU 4:35.52
1998 Winter 35 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final Standings 5 6
1998 Winter 35 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating United States USA B Final 1 4:26.253
1998 Winter 35 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Semi-Finals Heat Two 4 4:33.352