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Hometown: Fredericton
Category: Athlete
Began speed skating at age of 9First Fredericton-born speed skater to win a gold medal at the national levelSecond New Brunswick-born speed skater to garner a spot at the national training centrePlaced 3rd (in his age class) at both the Canadian Junior and North American Championships in 1989North American Champion (in his age class) in 1990Silver medalist at the 1991 Canada Winter Games of Charlottetown, PEI (1500 metre)Placed 1st overall (senior men) at the Lanctantia Cup in 1992Named to National Team in December of 1992In 1993, placed 5th in the Canadian Olympic team selection trialsMember of the Canadian Olympic Team, Canada placed 4th in the men’s 5000 metre relay at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games of Lillehammer, Norway Placed 3rd in the 5000 metre relay at the 1994 World Championships and earned silver at the World Team Championships of the same yearRanked 8th at the 1995 Canadian open class National Senior Canadian Champion of 1997 (in his age class)At 1997 Olympic team trials, set 2nd fastest time in 666 metre pursuitMember of the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame, 2009
Inducted: 2009
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