Marc Gagnon 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.
Canada competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held from 22 to 26 February. Six events were contested at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre. In short track speed skating's second Olympic appearance, two events were added, the 500 metres for the men and the 1000 metres for the women.
Charles Hamelin is a Canadian retired short track speed skater. In a competitive career that spanned nearly twenty years on the international circuit, Hamelin participated in five Winter Olympic Games and won six Olympic medals, including a national-best four gold medals. Competing in all distances, he won thirty-eight medals at the World Championships, including fourteen gold medals, and also led Canada to five world relay titles. Hamelin was also the 2014 Overall World Cup season winner and the 2018 Overall World Champion, giving him all the achievements available in the sport.
François-Louis Tremblay is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medallist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, commonly known by his initials, PLG, is a Canadian professional skateboarder.
Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon is a Canadian former pair skater. With Luc Bradet, she won the gold medal at the 1997 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon and her partner, Luc Bradet were the first Pair Skaters to attempt the Quad Throw Salchow at the 1991 Nation's Cup in Gelsenkirshen, Germany.
Luc Bradet is a Canadian former competitive pair skater.
Gagnon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Speed Skating Canada is the governing body for competitive long track and short track speed skating in Canada. It was founded in 1887, five years before the International Skating Union of which SSC later became a member in 1894.
Frédéric Blackburn is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Michel Daignault is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and in the 1992 Winter Olympics. He is a two-time Overall World Champion, having won the titles in 1987 (shared) and 1989.
Derrick Nathan Campbell is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Angela Cutrone is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Sylvain Bouchard is a Canadian long track speed skater. He won the 1000m event at the 1998 World Single Distance Championships. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th at the 500m event and 5th at the 1000m event. He also competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th on 500m and 5th on 1000m. He earned the world record time in the 1000m event in 1995 and 1998. He retired from competition the same year.
The 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held from 17 to 19 March 1995 at the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall in Gjøvik, Norway. They were the twentieth World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and the first to be held in Norway. It consisted of ten events, five for men and five for women, including one relay each. The overall winner of the men's races was South Korea's Chae Ji-hoon, who won three of the men's four individual events, with the last gold going to Canada's Marc Gagnon. In the women's events, South Korea's Chun Lee-kyung won ahead of China's Wang Chunlu, with both winning two individual races. The men's relay was won by Canada, while the women's relay was won by China. The overall medal table was topped by South Korea with five first places and twelve medals overall.
Tarrah Harvey is a retired Canadian ice dancer who competed with partner Keith Gagnon. They are the 2009 Canadian junior silver medalists 2011/2012 Senior National Team Members and Senior Grand Prix competitors. They began skating together in June 1998.
Keith Gagnon is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with partner Tarrah Harvey. They are the 2009 Canadian junior silver medalists. They began skating together in June 1998.
Sylvain Privé was a French figure skater who competed in pairs.
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