Annie Perreault

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Annie Perreault
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Albertville 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano 3000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 Nagano3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992 Denver3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991 Sydney3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990 Amsterdam3000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Vienna500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 The Hague500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sheffield 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 Montreal3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2000 Sheffield3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Gjovik3000 m relay
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Seoul Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 St. Louis Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Seoul Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Milwaukee Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bormio Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Zoetermeer Team

Annie Perreault (born 28 July 1971 in Windsor, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1] [2]

In 2016, Perreault was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. [3]

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References

  1. "Annie Perreault". Database Olympics. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annie Perreault". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  3. "Canada Sports Hall of Fame | Hall of Famers Search". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-27.