Kim Ferran
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Kim Ferran is a British former speed skater
. She was the British winner of the 1984 European indoor short track speed skating. During her personal/professional life she has undertaken many sports such as swimming and cycling and still does to this day. She still holds the two long track British records for 1000m and 3000m. She held the world record over 500 metres of 51.78s achieved in Brugge
in 1984. She competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics
in the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m events.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. She was the British winner of the 1984 European indoor short track speed skating. During her personal/professional life she has undertaken many sports such as swimming and cycling and still does to this day. She still holds the two long track British records for 1000m and 3000m. She held the world record over 500 metres of 51.78s achieved in Brugge
Brügge
Brügge is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Its small church and market square are noted for their beauty....
in 1984. She competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m events.