Darcie Dohnal (later Sharapova; born June 28, 1972) is an American

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

who competed in the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

. At the age of 10 she began skating in

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa ( ; colloquially Tosa) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Wauwatosa is a suburb located immediately west of Milwaukee and is part of the Milwa ...

, her hometown. In 1992 she was a member of the American relay team which won the silver medal in the 3000 metre relay competition.

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* 1972 births Living people American female short-track speed skaters Olympic silver medalists for the United States in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics 20th-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub