Michael Gilday (speed skater)
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| Born | 5 January 1987[1] Iqaluit, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut),[1] Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | mgilday.com (archived) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yellowknife Speed Skating Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Gilday (born January 5, 1987) is a Canadian former short track speed skater from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
After missing a spot on the Vancouver 2010 team by just 13 one-hundredths of a second, Gilday competed at the Sochi Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay. He finished 17th in the 1500m after a disqualification in the semi-finals and he finished in 6th as part of the 5000m relay.[1] Michael retired from short track speed skating after the Olympics.[2]
Michael Gilday was inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Athlete Profile, Canadian Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Michael Gilday, Yellowknife's Olympic speedskater, retires | CBC News".
- ^ "Michael Gilday". NWT Sport Hall of Fame. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
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