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Sheila Young

Full name: Sheila Grace Young (-Ochowicz)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
Born: October 14, 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, United States
Affiliations: Wolverine Skating Club
Country: USA United States
Sport: Speed Skating

Related Olympians: Wife of Jim Ochowicz; Sister of Roger Young; Sister-in-law of Connie Paraskevin-Young; Mother of Elli Ochowicz.

Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (3 Total)

Biography

Sheila Young first competed in the U.S. National Championships in 1964. Twenty years later, she is still competing. Her first Olympics were in 1972, when she managed a fourth place in the 500 meters. In 1973 she performed the astounding feat of winning world sprint championships in both cycling and speed skating. She continued to be a top sprinter internationally in both sports. Through the 1976 Winter Olympics, she lost only two major 500 meter sprints and in 1976 won three medals at Innsbruck. In addition, later in 1976 she repeated her cycling world championship after a third place in 1975. As a speed skater, she set three world records in the 500 meters, the last one of which, 40.68, set in 1976, lasted until 1981; and two world records in the combined sprint competition. After 1976, Sheila Young retired from competition and married U.S. Olympic cyclist Jim Ochowicz. However, a few years later Sheila Young began to get the urge to compete again. After the 1980 Olympics she laced up the skates and briefly competed again internationally.

Personal Bests: 500 - 40.68 (1976); 1000 - 1.24.38 (1976); 1500 - 2.14.68 (1976); 3000 - 5.02.88 (1976).

Results

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Winter 21 Sapporo Speed Skating Women's 500 metres United States USA 4
1972 Winter 21 Sapporo Speed Skating Women's 1,000 metres United States USA 17
1976 Winter 25 Innsbruck Speed Skating Women's 500 metres United States USA 1 Gold OR
1976 Winter 25 Innsbruck Speed Skating Women's 1,000 metres United States USA 3 Bronze
1976 Winter 25 Innsbruck Speed Skating Women's 1,500 metres United States USA 2 Silver

Women's 500 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 100m
1972 Winter 21 Sapporo Speed Skating United States Final Standings 4 44.53 11.09
1976 Winter 25 Innsbruck Speed Skating United States Final Standings 1 OR 42.76 10.82

Women's 1,000 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 200m 600m
1972 Winter 21 Sapporo Speed Skating United States Final Standings 17 1:34.97 20.1 55.5
1976 Winter 25 Innsbruck Speed Skating United States Final Standings 3 1:29.14 19.54 52.46

Women's 1,500 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 300m 700m 1100m
1976 Winter 25 Innsbruck Speed Skating United States Final Standings 2 2:17.06 28.28 1:04.06 1:39.84