Marc Gagnon

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Marc Gagnon
Personal information
Born (1975-05-24) May 24, 1975 (age 47)
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Sport Short track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 302
World Championships 14105
World Team Championships 510
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Beijing Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Beijing 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Guildford Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Guildford 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Gjøvik 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Gjøvik 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 The Hague Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 The Hague 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Nagano 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Vienna Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Vienna 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Vienna 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Vienna 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Jeonju 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Beijing 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Guildford 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Gjøvik Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 The Hague 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 The Hague 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 The Hague 5000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Nagano Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Nagano 5000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Jeonju 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Jeonju 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Beijing 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Guildford 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Guildford 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Nagano 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Jeonju Overall
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Zoetermeer Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Lake Placid Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Bormio Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 The Hague Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Nobeyama Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Cambridge Team

Marc Gagnon (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals.

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Biography

Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, [1] Gagnon started his Olympic career in 1994, when he had already won the 1993 World Championships. He won a bronze in the 1000 m event. Four years later, in Nagano, Japan, Gagnon won a gold medal with the Canadian relay team. The 2002 Salt Lake City Games proved to be Gagnon's best Olympics, with a total of three medals. A bronze in the inaugural 1500 m event, and two golds; in the 500 m and again as a part of the relay team. Even his disqualification in the 1000 m was memorable, as it was the first of an improbable series of events that led to Australian Steven Bradbury winning arguably the most unlikely gold medal in Olympic history.

Winning a total of five medals in three consecutive Winter Games made him the most decorated Canadian athlete in Winter Olympic history until 2006. He has now been overtaken by long track speed skater Cindy Klassen, long track speed skater/road cyclist Clara Hughes and short track speed skater Charles Hamelin, who each have a total of 6 medals. Tied with track and field athlete Phil Edwards and fellow short track speed skater François-Louis Tremblay, [2] he is one of the five most decorated Canadian athletes in all Olympic Games.

Gagnon won his World Championships in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998. He is the first man to have become a four-time Overall World Champion. In addition, he finished 2nd twice, and third once.

In 2007, Gagnon was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame [3] and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. [4]

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References

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