Chad Hedrick
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| Given name | Chad |
| Surname | Hedrick |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 17 April 1977 |
Chad Hedrick, from Spring, Texas, started his career as a successfull inline skater. He won 50 World Championship titles (1994-2002) and 2 Pan American Games medals (1999) in indoor short track and outdoor road racing on USA Roller Sports Inline Team.
KC Boutiette, also a former inliner, introduced Hedrick to speed skating. Disappointed by the fact that inline skating would not be an Olympic event in 2004, and inspired by former inliners Derek Parra and Jennifer Rodriguez, who had great success in the 2002 Winter Olympics, he decided to try speed skating and aim for Turin 2006. After only four months on ice he had a remarkable first season, placing 5th on the 5000 m at the World Single Distance Championships 2003.
The following year his technique had improved a lot, and after four great races Hedrick became World Allround Champion at Hamar ahead of his teammate Shani Davis, ending the 9-year Dutch dominance of the World Championships. Hedrick also set a new World Record in the allround combination. Six weeks later he became the first non-Dutch skater to win the 5000 m world title. Hedrick was also awarded the Oscar Mathisen Trophy in 2004.
In November 2005 he became the first to skate a sub 6.10 5000 m when he did 6.09,68 in the Calgary WC races. With this he also entered the top of the Adelskalender.
#1 on the Adelskalender: 13 November 2005-
Last updated on 19 December 2005 by Bjarte Hetland.International Championship Results
Team Results
| Result | Distance | Date | Tournament | Venue | |
| 2 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 16 February 2003 | 7th World Cup 2002-2003 | Baselga di Pinè |
| 1 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 8 November 2003 | 1st World Cup 2003-2004 | Hamar |
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| 1 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 16 November 2003 | 2nd World Cup 2003-2004 | Erfurt |
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| 1 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 22 February 2004 | 8th World Cup 2003-2004 | Inzell |
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| 1 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 13 November 2004 | 1st World Cup 2004-2005 | Hamar |
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| 2 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 30 January 2005 | 7th World Cup 2004-2005 | Baselga di Pinè |
| 4 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 6 March 2005 | World Single Distance Championships 2005 | Inzell | |
| 6 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 12 November 2005 | 1st World Cup 2005-2006 | Calgary | |
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| 2 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 10 December 2005 | 5th World Cup 2005-2006 | Torino |
| 6 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 16 February 2006 | Olympic Winter Games 2006 | Torino | |
| 8 | 8 laps team pursuit Men | 19 November 2006 | 2nd World Cup 2006-2007 | Berlin |
World Cup Results
World Cup Standings
| Result | Distance | Season | |
| 26 | 5000 m / 10000 m Men | Essent World Cup 2002-2003 | |
| 10 | 1500 m Men | Essent World Cup 2003-2004 | |
| 3 | 5000 m / 10000 m Men | Essent World Cup 2003-2004 | |
| 1 | 1500 m Men | Essent World Cup 2005-2006 | |
| 1 | 5000 m / 10000 m Men | Essent World Cup 2005-2006 |
National Championship Results
World Records
| Distance | Time | Rink | Date |
| Allround Men | 150.478 | Hamar | 8 February 2004 |
| 3000 m Men | 3.39,02 | Calgary | 10 March 2005 |
| 5000 m Men | 6.09,68 | Calgary | 13 November 2005 |
| 1500 m Men | 1.42,78 | Salt Lake City-Kearns | 18 November 2005 |
| 10000 m Men | 12.55,11 | Salt Lake City-Kearns | 31 December 2005 |
| Allround Men | 148.799 | Calgary | 22 January 2006 |
Team World Records
| Distance | Time | Rink | Date |
| 8 laps team pursuit Men | 3.48,56 | Hamar | 13 November 2004 |