Michael Gilday (speed skater)

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Michael Gilday
Personal information
Born (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987 (age 38) [1]
Iqaluit, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), [1] Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb) [1]
Website mgilday.com (archived)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ClubYellowknife Speed Skating Club
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Sheffield 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Debrecen 5000 m relay

Michael Gilday (born January 5, 1987) is a Canadian former short track speed skater from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

After missing a spot on the Vancouver 2010 team by just 13 one-hundredths of a second, Gilday competed at the Sochi Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay. He finished 17th in the 1500m after a disqualification in the semi-finals and he finished in 6th as part of the 5000m relay. [1] Michael retired from short track speed skating after the Olympics. [2]

Michael Gilday was inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame in 2017. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Athlete Profile, Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. ↑ "Michael Gilday, Yellowknife's Olympic speedskater, retires | CBC News".
  3. ↑ "Michael Gilday". NWT Sport Hall of Fame. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2021-12-04.


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