Age, Biography and Wiki
Joey Cheek was born on 22 June, 1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, is an American speed skater. Discover Joey Cheek's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
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45 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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22 June 1979 |
Birthday |
22 June |
Birthplace |
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
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United States |
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He is a member of famous Skater with the age 45 years old group.
Joey Cheek Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Joey Cheek height
is 6 ft 3 in and Weight 174 lb.
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6 ft 3 in |
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174 lb |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Joey Cheek Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Joey Cheek worth at the age of 45 years old? Joey Cheek’s income source is mostly from being a successful Skater. He is from United States. We have estimated
Joey Cheek's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Skater |
Joey Cheek Social Network
Timeline
Cheek attended James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, and graduated from Princeton University as a member of the class of 2011, where he studied economics and the Chinese language.
In 2010, Cheek was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame because of his humanitarian work with Team Darfur.
Cheek planned to attend the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in support of athletes on Team Darfur. His visa was revoked by the Chinese embassy hours before he intended to leave for China.
On Tuesday, August 12, 2008, Cheek appeared on The Colbert Report and discussed Sino-Sudanese relations.
On January 22, 2006, in Heerenveen, Cheek became world sprint champion. On aggregate he beat Dmitry Dorofeyev of Russia and Jan Bos of the Netherlands.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Cheek won the men's 500-meter event in dominating style, recording a two-run total time of 1:09.76. That time was 0.65 seconds faster than runner-up Dorofeyev, and Cheek was the only competitor to break the 35-second mark in the competition, doing so in both of his runs (34.82 and 34.94). He went on to win silver in the 1,000-meter race, finishing just behind teammate Shani Davis.
In 2003 he won a bronze medal at the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin in the 1,000- and 1,500-meter events. Both distances at that tournament were won by Dutch speed skater Erben Wennemars. In 2005, Cheek made the podium for the first time in the World Sprint Championships, again behind Wennemars.
Cheek's breakthrough was in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he won the bronze medal in the 1,000 meters.
William Joseph "Joey" Cheek (born June 22, 1979) is an American former speed skater and inline speed skater. He specialized in the short and middle distances and won Olympic gold in 2006. Currently Cheek is a media entrepreneur.
Joey Cheek was born on June 22, 1979, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He picked up speed skating after meeting and watching neighborhood friend Bryan Anderson skate around the neighborhood training for Nationals. After years of skating with Bryan, his brother, and other Piedmont skaters he switched to ice speed skating. He did this by attending a "from wheels to ice" class in Alaska.