Brooklyn McDougall

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Brooklyn McDougall
Personal information
Born (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Heerenveen Team sprint
Four Continents Speed Skating Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Milwaukee Team Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 Milwaukee500 m

Brooklyn McDougall (born August 23, 1998) is a Canadian long track speed skater who specializes in the sprint distances. [1]

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Career

McDougall's first senior competition came in 2020, when she won a gold in the women's team sprint and silver in the 500 m at the 2020 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1]

In February 2020, McDougall made her World Cup debut in Calgary. [2]

In October 2021, McDougall won the 500 m event at the 2021 Canadian long-track speed-skating championships in her hometown with a time of 37.851, which was a new personal best. [3]

In January 2022, McDougall was named to her first Olympic team, where she will contest the 500 m event. [4] [5] [6]

Personal records

Personal records [7]
Speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 m37.8513 October 2021 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:16.0024 January 2025Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m2:01.399 March 2018 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m4:29.7210 March 2018Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

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References

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