Cindy Klassen, OM (born August 12, 1979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian long track speed skater. Klassen is a six-time medalist (one gold, two silver, three bronze) at the Winter Olympics. She is tied with Clara Hughes for Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian with 6 medals each. Both Klassen and Hughes are from Winnipeg.
Klassen is the only Canadian Olympian to win 5 medals in a single Olympic games and the first female speed skater to win 5 medals in a single games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She is the current world record holder over two distances, the 1,500 m, and the 3,000 m. She also holds the Canadian Record over the 5,000 m. Klassen is the leader of the Adelskalender, which is the all-time world ranking for speed skating. In 2003, Klassen became the first Canadian in 27 years to win the overall title at the World Speed Skating Championships.
Klassen has several major awards and accolades having won the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2006, which is awarded for Canada's best athlete of the year. Due to her tremendous accomplishments at the 2006 Winter Olympics and her many accomplishments throughout her career, Klassen was named to the Order of Manitoba. Klassen was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Award in 2006 for outstanding speed skating performance of the year. In 2007 she was given the award for Female Athlete of the Year at the Canadian Sports Awards. Klassen won the 2005 and 2006 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as female athlete of the year as presented from the Canadian Press. She was also tipped as Speed Skating Canada’s 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Female Skater of the Year for long track speed skating. The Canadian Mint featured Klassen on a Canadian quarter in 2010 as part of their Olympic memories editions and as a recognition of her six Olympic medals.