Kip Carpenter
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- "Kip Carpenter" was also a nickname of Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)
BornApril 30, 1979
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
WebsiteKipCarpenter.name
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| Born | April 30, 1979 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | KipCarpenter.name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kip Carpenter (born April 30, 1979) is an American speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 500 meter race at the 2002 games, while also skating the fastest lap in Olympic history in the 500 meter race with a time of 24.87 for a 400 meter. He was a member of the USA National Sprint Team, as well as the DSB Corporate Sprint Team, being coached by Ryan Shimabukuro and Jeroen Otter. At the end of the 2007-2008 season Carpenter retired from professional speed skating to coach an elite speed skating team Swift Speedskating in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] Currently, he is the assistant coach for the Dutch National Team.
