Tucker Fredricks
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Tucker Fredricks (born April 16, 1984 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is an American speed skater who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 25th in the Men's 500m.
Fredricks lives and trains in Salt Lake City. He is a 2002 graduate of Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville.
He began skating to play hockey, but by age 12 was "too small" for hockey and already winning "fastest skater" competitions, so switched to speed skating.
[edit] Career wins
- 1st, 500m 2003 World Junior Speedskating Championships
- 3rd, 500m 2002 World Junior Speedskating Championships
- 1st, overall 2002 U.S. Junior Speedskating Championships
- 1st, overall 2003 U.S. Junior Speedskating Championships
