François Hamelin

François Hamelin

Personal information
Born	18 December 1986 Lévis, Quebec
Residence	Sainte-Julie, Quebec
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay World Championships 2011 Sheffield 5000 m relay 2008 Gangneung 5000 m relay 2010 Sofia 500 m World Team Championships 2008 Harbin Team 2009 Heerenveen Team 2010 Bormio Team 2011 Warsaw Team World Junior Championships 2006 Miercurea 5000 m relay 2005 Belgrade 2000 m relay 2006 Miercurea 1000 m

François Hamelin (born 18 December 1986) is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec, currently residing in Montreal. He is the younger brother of acclaimed Canadian short tracker Charles Hamelin. His father Yves Hamelin is also the director of the Canadian short track program.

While not having nearly the same amount of success of his older brother, Hamelin has had success at the junior level in international competition. In addition Hamelin has been an important part of the Canadian short track team helping them to both a silver at the 2008 World Championships, and a silver at the 2008 World Team Championships. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, François skated with his brother in the 1000m short track final, only to place 5th. On 26 February, he won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay along with his brother Charles, François-Louis Tremblay, Olivier Jean and Guillaume Bastille.^[1]

In the Sochi 2014 Olympics, he finished 9th in the 1500m and 6th as part of the 5000m relay team.

References

1. Lukas, Jennifer (2010-02-26). "Canada makes it a 3-medal day in short track". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

External links

• CTV Olympic Profile
• Canadian Speed Skating Profile