page_title: Jeremy Wotherspoon
section_title: 2010 Olympics and first retirement
hierarchical_section_title: Jeremy Wotherspoon / Career / 2010 Olympics and first retirement
caption_attribution_description: English: Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon racing 2000m in en:Calgary, en:Alberta at the en:Olympic Oval during the Essent ISU World cup on November 18, 2007.
context_page_description: Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon is a Canadian speed skater, widely recognized as one of the greatest speedskating sprinters of all time.
  In December 2003, Wotherspoon became the most successful male skater in World Cup history when he claimed the 49th victory of his career. He finished his career with a record 67 World Cup wins at 500 and 1,000 metres.
  Wotherspoon broke the 500 m world record on three occasions. His last standing record was broken in November 2015 by Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia. He broke the 1000 m world record seven times.
context_section_description: Following his time in Norway, Wotherspoon set a world record in the 500 m event on November 9, 2007. However, he later suffered an arm injury while skating in the 2008–09 World Cup season. On December 27, 2009, Wotherspoon officially secured his spot for the 500 m and 1000 m events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver after finishing first in the Canadian trials held at the Calgary Olympic Oval. Despite this, Wotherspoon placed 9th and 14th in the Olympic events, respectively.
  Wotherspoon announced his retirement from speed skating on December 6, 2009, promising to do so following the Vancouver Olympics and the 2010 season end.
caption: Jeremy Wotherspoon at the Essent ISU World Cup at the Olympic Oval in Calgary.
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