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Jennifer Rodriguez: 1976—: Olympic Speed Skater Biography - Turned To Ice Skating From Roller Skating, Competed In Nagano Olympics, Salt Lake City Olympics

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Jennifer Rodriguez: 1976—: Olympic speed skater.



Jennifer Rodriguez was the first Hispanic-American to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games. She first won acclaim as an in-line skater before switching to ice speed-skating. She competed in the 1998 Nagano Olympics and at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. In Salt Lake City, she won two bronze medals.


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