Marc Gagnon

Marc Gagnon ( born July 24, 1975 in Chicoutimi, Quebec ) is a former Canadian Shorttracker.

Career

Gagnon started at the age of three years with ice, a year later, he participated in the first Children competitions. However, it took 15 years before Gagnon was able to achieve first international successes. In the short track speed skating World Cup in 1993 in Beijing, he won over 1000 meters his first world championship title as well as over 500 meters silver and bronze over 3000 meters. He also won in the overall standings at the end of gold. A year later, in the short track speed skating World Cup in 1994 in Guildford, he repeated the successes of the previous year and was the second time world champion. Even with the team, he was able to win this title in Cambridge. In the same year, Gagnon launched for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. About 1000 meters he won behind Kim Ki- hoon and Chae Ji -hoon the bronze medal. About 500 meters and the 5000 meter relay, he narrowly missed out on a medal with fourth place. A year later, in the short track speed skating World Cup in 1995 in Gjøvik and Zoetermeer, he won three gold medals. Another year later at the short track speed skating World Cup in 1996 in The Hague and Lake Placid, he again won three gold and three silver medals. On this success, he was unable to build in the short track speed skating World Cup in 1997. He won gold here just over 1,500 meters. On April 4, 1997, he presented over 1,000 meters world record with a time of 1.28,230. This record held two years to 24 January 1999. A year later in Vienna and Bormio, he won a total of five gold medals. At the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998, he won gold with the 5,000 - meter relay. In the short track speed skating World Cup in 2000 in The Hague, he was able to reach the world champion medal only with the team. At the 2001 World Championships in Jeonju and Nobeyama he could again gold with the team as well as gold over 1,500 meters and two silver medals and a bronze medal in the overall standings after 2000. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he was Olympic champion over 500 meters and the 5,000 - meter relay for the first time. About 1,500 meters, he won bronze. In his actual parade discipline he reached only the 16th Place. After the Olympics, he ended his active career.

Marc Gagnon is the younger brother of the equally successful Short Trackers Sylvain Gagnon. 2008 was included Marc Gagnon in Canada 's Sports Hall of Fame. Today he travels as a motivational speaker across Canada.

Statistics

Olympic Winter Games

  • Lillehammer 1994: Bronze 1000 meters, 4 500 meters, 4th 5,000 meters relay
  • Nagano 1998: Gold 5000 Meter Relay, 4 500 meters, 16 meters 1000
  • Salt Lake City 2002: Gold 500 Meter, Gold 5,000 meters relay, bronze 1,500 meters, 1,000 meters 16
Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics Lake Placid, New York Nagano, Nagano List of Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Charles Hamelin
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