Pascal Dion (born December 22, 1994) is a Canadian former short-track speed skater and Olympic gold medalist.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 8, 1994 Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
edit2015
editDion competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, where he finished in fourth place in the 1,500 m event.[1][3]
2016
editAs part of the 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Dion won his first medal as part of the 5,000 m relay team.
2017
editDion was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team in August 2017.[4][5] This marked his Olympic debut. Dion would win the bronze medal as part of the 5000 m relay team.
2022
editOn January 17, 2022, Dion was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6][7][8] Dion won a gold medal as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.[9][10][11][12] Later in the season, Dion would win his first individual World Championships medal, a silver in the 1500 m.[13]
2024
editDion announced his retirement in June 2024.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pascal Dion". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Two-time Olympic medallist Pascal Dion retires from Canada's short-track speedskating team". The Globe and Mail. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Canadian women's relay collects bronze to conclude the short track speed skating competition at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Spain". oua.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. February 13, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (August 30, 2017). "10 short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Gold medallist Hamelin to lead Canada's 2018 short-track team". sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (February 16, 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (February 16, 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (February 16, 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Boutin, Dion claim 1,500m silver at short track worlds in Montreal". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
External links
edit- Pascal Dion at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Pascal Dion at Olympedia
- Pascal Dion at Team Canada
- Pascal Dion at the International Skating Union
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