Zach Stoppelmoor
United States
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSUSA11105199901 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 11 May 1999
in  Des Moines, IA | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.65 | 27 Jan 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:08.41 | 22 Oct 2022 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:47.91 | 27 Oct 2023 | Milwaukee, WI |
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| 5000m | 6:53.69 | 15 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 10000m | 14:43.77 | 29 Dec 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | He has represented the United States of America in roller speed skating, competing at the world championships in 2018 and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022; who13.com, 15 Jun 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was a roller hockey player and roller speed skater before he began skating on ice. "I originally played roller hockey and my coach told me to try speed skating and I have stuck with it ever since." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Roller speed skating coach Mark Muse. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Ryan Shimabukuro [national], USA |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'." (Team USA - Inline Speed Skating Facebook page, 30 Jun 2018) "Skate fast and turn left." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/zach.stoppelmoor | twitter.com/zachthespdsk8er |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In 2022 a stress fracture in his lower leg sidelined him for six weeks. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) He sustained a broken arm in 2015. The injury required a two-month recovery period. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) In 2012 he suffered a broken leg and needed five months to recover. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
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| Hero / Idol | US roller speed skater Christopher Springer. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age seven. Having first begun roller speed skating in Des Moines, IA, United States of America, he moved to Utah, United States of America, in 2019 and took up ice speed skating. |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | Mass Start | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Four Continents Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Beijing | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 22 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 26 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 52 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 58 | |||