Graeme Fish
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| Born | August 23, 1997 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Graeme Fish (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian long track speed skater who specializes in the long-distance events.[1]His best events include the 5000m and 10,000m
Career
[edit]On February 13, 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States.[2][3]
The next day he won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters in a new world record of 12:33.86, becoming the first man from outside the Netherlands to win gold in this distance event in the 20 times it has been held at the worlds.[3] He overtook the 2015 record set by his compatriot and mentor Ted-Jan Bloemen who finished second.[3]
Personal records
[edit]| Personal records[4] | ||||
| 500 m | 38.33 | 10 February 2017 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:13.73 | 27 November 2016 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 1:49.70 | 3 January 2020 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 3:44.44 | 28 December 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:06.32 | 13 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 10,000 m | 12:33.86 | 14 February 2020 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | List of world records in speed skating |
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile Fish, Greame". Speed Skating Canada.
- ^ 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships results
- ^ a b c "Canada's Graeme Fish breaks 10,000m world record at speed skating championships". CBC Sports. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Graeme Fish". SpeedSkatingResults.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Graeme Fish.
- Graeme Fish at the International Skating Union
- Graeme Fish in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Graeme Fish at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Graeme Fish at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Graeme Fish at Olympedia
