Jennifer Rodriguez

For the mayor of Bell Gardens, California, see Jennifer Rodriguez (politician). For the high jumper, see Jennifer Rodríguez.

Jennifer Rodriguez (born June 8, 1976) is a Cuban-American speed skater. She started her career as an artistic roller skater, winning multiple national championships and placing second and third at world championships. Later she switched to inline speed skating and became world champion in 1993. Her inline speed coach was Bob Manning.

Jennifer Rodriguez

Personal information
Born	(1976-06-08) June 8, 1976 (age 48) Miami, Florida
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Women's speed skating Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m World Sprint Championships 2005 Salt Lake City Sprint 2004 Nagano Sprint World Single Distance Championships 2003 Berlin 1000 m 2005 Inzell 1500 m 2004 Seoul 1500 m 2003 Berlin 1500 m

In 1996 she made another career move by giving it a try on ice, in order to have a chance to make the Olympic team. This was a success, and she participated in the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning two bronze medals in Salt Lake City in 2002. She is also known by the nicknames Miami Ice and J-Rod.

She was previously married to American speed skater K. C. Boutiette, who was the first to switch from inline speed skating to ice skating and motivated Rodriguez to do the same.

Personal records[1]
Women's speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	37.87	November 18, 2005	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m	1:14.05	January 22, 2005	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m	1:54.19	December 12, 2009	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m	4:04.99	February 10, 2002	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
5000 m	7:07.93	December 22, 2001	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

See also

• List of Cuban Americans