Craig Ross Kressler (born June 23, 1961) is a retired American

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. At the 1979 World Junior Championships he won the 500 and 3000 m distances and finished third all-around. He competed in four speed skating events at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

with the best achievement of 11th place in the 500 m. Two weeks later he won a silver all-around medal at the World Junior Championships and retired from competitions. Personal bests: *500 m – 38.72 (1980) * 1000 m – 1:16.45 (1980) * 1500 m – 1:58.34 (1980) * 5000 m – 7:15.90 (1980) * 10000 m – 15:49.11 (1980)

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* 1961 births Living people American male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the United States Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics {{US-speed-skating-bio-stub