Alanna Kraus

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 Games.[2]

Alanna Kraus
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Olympic Games
2006 Turin 3000 m relay
2002 Salt Lake City 3000 m relay
WorldChampionships
2006, Minneapolis3000 m relay
2000, Sheffield3000 m relay
2004, Gothenburg1500 m
World Short Track Team Championships
2002Team
2005Team
2006Team
Goodwill Games
2000, Lake Placid3000 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 m43.8392005-11-12Bormio
1000 m1:31.1302004-11-21Calgary
1500 m2:22.6402004-11-19Calgary

Personal life

Kraus 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
  1. Profile of Alanna Kraus by the Canadian Olympic Committee Archived 2006-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Profile of Alanna Kraus by Speed Skating Canada Archived 2006-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Alanna Kraus: Short-track speed skating, London Free Press, February 9, 2006.
  4. Byers, Jim, "Canada silver in relay", Toronto Star, February 22, 2006.
  5. Bergman, Brian, "Athletes' ABCs: National Sport, Calgary" Archived 2005-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Maclean's, August 23, 2004.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.