Pascal Dion

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Pascal Dion
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 30)
Montreal, Quebec
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Short track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Montreal Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Montreal1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Montreal 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Montreal5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Seoul 1500 m

Pascal Dion (born December 22, 1994) is a Canadian former short-track speed skater and Olympic gold medalist. [1] [2]

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Career

2015

Dion competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, where he finished in fourth place in the 1,500 m event. [1] [3]

2016

As part of the 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Dion won his first medal as part of the 5,000 m relay team.

2017

Dion was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team in August 2017. [4] [5] This marked his Olympic debut. Dion would win the bronze medal as part of the 5000 m relay team.

2022

On January 17, 2022, Dion was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [6] [7] [8] Dion won a gold medal as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event. [9] [10] [11] [12] Later in the season, Dion would win his first individual World Championships medal, a silver in the 1500 m. [13]

2024

Dion announced his retirement in June 2024. [2]

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References

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