Charles Hamelin

For the Canadian member of Parliament, see Charles-André Hamelin.

Charles Hamelin
Personal information
Born (1984-04-14) April 14, 1984 (age 40)
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
ClubLes Fines Lames de Ste-Julie
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 40.091 (2016)
1000 m: 1:21.961 (2012)
1500 m: 2:09.098 (2011)
3000 m: 4:38.905 (2002)
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 1
World Championships 14 14 14
World Team Championships 2 4 0
Total 20 19 15
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2006 Minneapolis 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Minneapolis 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Milan 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vienna 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sheffield 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Shanghai 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Debrecen 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montreal 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal Overall
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dordrecht 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Beijing 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Milan Overall
Silver medal – second place 2007 Milan 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Milan 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2008 Gangneung 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Gangneung 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sheffield Overall
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sheffield 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sheffield 1500m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Shanghai 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Moscow 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Seoul Overall
Silver medal – second place 2016 Seoul 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montreal 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Minneapolis 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vienna Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vienna 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Shanghai 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Debrecen Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Debrecen 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Debrecen 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Debrecen 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Montreal Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Montreal 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Seoul 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rotterdam 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Montreal 5000 m relay
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Chuncheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Harbin Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Heerenveen Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bormio Team

Charles Hamelin OLY (born April 14, 1984) 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 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and won six Olympic medals, including a national-best four gold medals.[1] 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.

Hamelin's early success at the 2003 World Junior Championships saw him win silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races and a bronze in the 5000 m relay. After debuting on the senior level, he won two medals at the 2005 World Championships, including his first World gold in the 5000 m relay. In his first Olympics, he finished in fourth place in the 1500 m and won a silver medal as part of the Canadian relay team. He won his first two Olympic gold medals on home ice in Vancouver before picking up two more, the last in his final Olympic appearance in Beijing. Hamelin is the former world record holder in the 1000 m.[2] Dubbed the "Locomotive de Sainte-Julie", Hamelin is widely considered one of Canada's finest athletes.[3][4]

  1. ^ Dan Robson (February 28, 2010). "Canada wins 5 medals in short-track". CBC News. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "Current Short Track Speed Skating World Records" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2010.
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