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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 26, 1996 Ferland-et-Boilleau, Québec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1000 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Girard (born June 26, 1996) is a Canadian retired short-track speed skater. Girard is the reigning Olympic champion and first Canadian to win the Olympic gold in the 1,000 m.[1] He won four medals, three silver and two bronze at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and multiple World Cup medals.[2][3]
- ^ Pete Evans (February 17, 2018). "Samuel Girard becomes Canada's 1st Olympic champion in 1,000m short track".
- ^ "Samuel Girard, Genève Bélanger and Audrey Phaneuf to lead Canadian Short Track Speed Skating team at World Junior Championships Races will take place from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Osaka, Japan". SIRC. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Samuel Girard biography". Infostrada. Retrieved October 13, 2017.