Canada 25 cents 2009 Cindy Klassen - six-time Olympic medalist

Canada 25 cents 2009 Cindy Klassen - six-time Olympic medalist

The coin is dedicated to speed skater Cindy Klassen, who won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Turin in 2006.

Cindy Klassen (eng. Cindy Klassen; born August 12, 1979 in Winnipeg, Canada) - Canadian speed skater, 2006 Olympic champion at a distance of 1500 m, world champion (2003, 2005, 2006), multiple medalist of the Olympic Games and World Championships, multiple world record holder.
She won 6 medals at the Winter Olympics (1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze), which makes her the owner of the largest number of Olympic awards in the history of Canadian sports.

Cindy began her sports career in ice hockey. She was the goalkeeper of the Canadian youth team and planned to participate in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. However, she could not get into the Olympic team and abandoned hockey, switching to speed skating, where she immediately began to show good results.

During her career, Cindy Klassen set world records 13 times, most of which were set in the 2005/2006 season.

Obverse: a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to the right, along the edge of the coin there is an inscription in a semicircle: to the left of the portrait - ELIZABETH II, to the right the name of the issuing country - CANADA and the year of minting - 2009, the face value of the coin is minted above the portrait: 25 CENTS.

Reverse: In the center, against the background of a stylized maple leaf, the famous Canadian speed skater Cindy Klassen is depicted, on the right is a coin mark of the designer BR. At the bottom of the coin, under the line, the skater's name is written - CINDY KLASSEN, the year she won the gold medal in Turin - 2006 and the maple leaf with five Olympic rings.

Release date: 2009