Austin Kleba (born July 27, 1999) is an American speed skater who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Career Kleba represented the United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the mixed team sprint. He competed at the 2022 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold in the 500 metre, team sprint, and a silver medal in the 1000 metre. He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
In November 2024, Kleba competed at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold medal in team sprint, along with Cooper McLeod and Zach Stoppelmoor.
During World Cup #3 on January 26, 2025, he set a world record in the team sprint with a time of 1:16.98, becoming the first men's sprint team to break 1:17. In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the team sprint.
World Cup overview Key Category Senior level Junior level
Season LocationTeam sprint*2019–2020 Minsk 11th Tomaszów Mazowiecki 12th Astana 8th Nagano 12th2022–2023 Heerenveen Calgary 6th Tomaszów Mazowiecki 5th 2023–2024 Beijing Stavanger Quebec 2024–2025 Beijing Calgary
Season Location500 meter 2017–2018 Salt Lake City 11th 2018–2019 Baselga di Pinè DQ 2022–2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 15th
Season Location1000 meter 2017–2018 Salt Lake City 14th 2018–2019 Baselga di Pinè Source:
References
External links
Austin Kleba at SpeedSkatingNews Austin Kleba at U.S. Speedskating