Jamie Macdonald

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Jamie Macdonald
Personal information
Born (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994 (age 29)
Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Short track speed skating
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Montreal 3000 m relay
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Granada 3000 m relay

Jamie Macdonald (born December 22, 1994) is a Canadian short track speed skater. [1] and has been a member of the senior national team since 2015 [2]

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Career

2013

Macdonald competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. [1] [3]

2015

Macdonald competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, where she won a bronze medal as part of the 3,000 metres relay. [1] [4]

2016

As part of the 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Macdonald won her first ever World Cup medal, a silver in the 1000 m event in Dordrecht, Netherlands. [1] Macdonald followed this up with a silver in the 500 m event in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.

2017

Macdonald won a bronze medal in the 500 m event as part of the Dresden World Cup. [1] Macdonald was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team in August 2017. This will mark her Olympic debut. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. "Jamie Macdonald". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  3. "2013 Winter Universiade: Canada sends record delegation of 149 to Trentino". www.oua.ca/. Ontario University Athletics (OUA). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. "The Canadian women's relay collects bronze to conclude the short track speed skating competition at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Spain". www.oua.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. Nichols, Paula (30 August 2017). "10 short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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