Hughes, Clara

Clara Hughes, (born September 27, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), cyclist and speed skater who is the only Canadian athlete to have won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics, with two medals in cycling and four medals in speed skating. She also won a combined total of 35 national championships in road cycling, track cycling, and speed skating, and she won eight medals in cycling at the Pan American Games and three medals in cycling at the Commonwealth Games.