Cooper McLeod

Cooper McLeod
Personal information
Born (2001-11-07) November 7, 2001
Sport
Country United States
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  United States
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Hamar500 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 HamarTeam sprint
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 HachinoheTeam sprint

Cooper McLeod (born November 7, 2001) is an American speed skater.

Career

In November 2024, McLeod competed at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold medal in team sprint, along with Austin Kleba and Zach Stoppelmoor.[1]

During World Cup #3 on January 26, 2025, he set a world record in the team sprint with a time of 1:16.98, becoming the first men's sprint team to break 1:17.[2] In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won bronze medals in the 500 metres and team sprint.[3]

World Cup overview

Overall trophy
Season 1000 meter Points
2024–2025257
Season Location 500 meter
2022–2023Canada Calgary20th
2023–2024Japan Obihiro12th
China Beijing14th19th
Norway Stavanger18th
United States Salt Lake City6th
Canada Quebec10th7th
2024–2025Japan Nagano5th
China Beijing4th5th
Canada Calgary6th
United States Milwaukee9th11th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki8th7th
Netherlands Heerenveen13th
2025–2026United States Salt Lake City7th10th
Canada Calgary9th12th
Netherlands Heerenveen16th
Norway Hamar9th11th
Germany Inzell9th12th
Season Location 1000 meter
2021–2022Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki18th
2022–2023Canada Calgary16th
15th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki15th
17th
2023–2024Japan Obihiro13th
China Beijing19th
Norway Stavanger19th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki9th
United States Salt Lake City14th18th
Canada Quebec16th
2024–2025Japan Nagano3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
China Beijing5th
Canada Calgary12th
United States Milwaukee4th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki4th
Netherlands Heerenveen2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025–2026United States Salt Lake City9th
Canada Calgary4th
Netherlands Heerenveen12th
Norway Hamar10th
Germany Inzell5th
Season Location Team sprint
2022–2023Netherlands Heerenveen3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada Calgary6th
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki5th
2023–2024China Beijing1st place, gold medalist(s)
Norway Stavanger2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Canada Quebec3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024–2025China Beijing2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Canada Calgary1st place, gold medalist(s)
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025–2026Netherlands Heerenveen2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Germany Inzell1st place, gold medalist(s)

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Long Trackers Capture Seven Golds at ISU Four Continents Championships". usspeedskating.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bowker, Paul D. (January 27, 2025). "Americans Shine In Calgary As Stolz Breaks Two Track Records, Men's Team Sprint Sets World Record". usspeedskating.org. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (March 13, 2025). "Joy Beune wins, Martina Sablikova ties record, U.S. earns team bronze at speed skating worlds". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Skater Profile - Cooper Mcleod (USA)".