Cornelius Kersten (born July 19, 1994) is a British

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skatin ...

who represented Great Britain at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Bei ...

Career

At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Kersten won a bronze medal in the

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events, becoming the first British representative to win a medal at the single distance world championships.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kersten, Cornelius 1994 births Living people British male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Great Britain Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists