Pascal Dion

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Pascal Dion
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 31)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal Overall
Silver medal – second place 2022 Montreal 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montreal 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Montreal 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Seoul 1500 m

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

Career

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

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.

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.

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]

Dion announced his retirement in June 2024.[2]

References

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