Connor Howe

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Connor Howe
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2000-06-10) June 10, 2000 (age 23)
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Speed skating
ClubBanff Canmore Speed Skating Club
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Calgary Team pursuit
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Salt Lake CityTeam pursuit

Connor Howe (born June 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional speed skater. [1]

Contents

He won the silver medal in the team pursuit event at the 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships. [2]

Career

2022 Winter Olympics

In January 2022, Howe was named to his first Olympic team. [3] [4] [5] Howe would skate to a fifth place finish in the 1500 metres event. [6]

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References

  1. "Howe, Connor | Speed Skating Canada". February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. "ISU WORLD SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). February 14, 2021.
  3. "Speed skating Olympians Blondin, Dubreuil front Canada's long track team for Beijing". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. Nichols, Paula (January 17, 2022). "16 long track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. "Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. Harrison, Doug (February 8, 2022). "Connor Howe skates to 5th in long track Olympic debut on record-setting day". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports . Retrieved February 8, 2022.