Jennifer Rodriguez

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Medal record
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
Bronze	2002 Salt Lake City	1000 m
Bronze	2002 Salt Lake City	1500 m
World Championships
Silver	2003	1000 m
Bronze	2003	1500 m
Bronze	2004 Seoul	1500 m
Bronze	2005 Inzell	1500 m
Gold	2005 Salt Lake City	Sprint

Jennifer Rodriguez (born June 8, 1976 in Miami, FL) is a Cuban-American speed skater. She started her career as an artistic roller skater, winning multiple national championships and placing second and third at world championships. Later she switched to inline speed skating and became world champion in 1993.

In 1996 she made another career move by giving it a try on ice, in order to have a chance to make the Olympic Team. This was a success, and she participated in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics, winning two bronze medals in Salt Lake City in 2002. Her nickname is Miami Ice.

She is married to American speed skater KC Boutiette, who was the first to switch from inline speed skating to ice skating and motivated Rodriguez to do the same.

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Distance	Time	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	37.87	2005-11-19	Salt Lake City, Utah
1000 m	1:14.05	2003-12-12	Salt Lake City, Utah
1500 m	1:54.61	2005-11-20	Salt Lake City, Utah
3000 m	4:04.99	February 10, 2002	Salt Lake City, Utah
5000 m	7:07.93	December 22, 2001	Salt Lake City, Utah