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| Born | March 15, 1984 Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Short Track 500m: 40.342 (2012) 1000m: 1:21.815 (2012) 1500m: 2:12.714 (2012) 3000m: 4:45.673 (2012) Long Track 500m: 36.47 (2018) 1000m: 1:09.73 (2016) 1500m: 1:46.52 (2016) 3000m: 3:52.49 (2017) 5000m: 6:44.13 (2010) 10000m: 14:00.17 (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olivier Jean (born March 15, 1984) is a three time Olympian who represented Canada in both short and long track speed skating. Olivier Jean is a gold medalist from the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games in the men's 5000m relay. He is a Canadian short track speed skater, racing internationally from 2002 to 2015 and switched to long track speed skating, competing internationally from 2015 to 2018. Olivier competed at his second Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 in short track speed skating, and for his third game appearance, switched to long track speed skating, competing in the mass start at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games. His appearance is well known for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae, which he says makes him skate faster.