Olivier Jean

Olivier Jean

Personal information
Born	March 15, 1984 (1984-03-15) (age 27) Lachenaie, Quebec
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80.74 kg (178.0 lb; 12.714 st)
Sport
Country	Canada
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Competitor for  Canada Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay World Championships Gold 2011 Sheffield 5000 m relay Silver 2011 Sheffield 500 m Silver 2007 Milan 5000 m relay Bronze 2009 Vienna 500 m World Team Championships Silver 2010 Bormio Team World Junior Championships Silver 2002 Chuncheon 5000 m relay

Olivier Jean (born on March 15, 1984 in Lachenaie, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.

Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the national short track relay team. He helped the team to a silver at the 2007 World Championships. As well Jean skated to a bronze at the recent 2009 World Championships. Olivier Jean is a member of the Canadian team and relay team in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Jean qualified for the 1500m final on February 13 after judges ruled he was interfered with during his semi-final heat. Jean would go on to finish 4th in the final just missing out on a medal.^[1] On February 26, he won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay along with Charles Hamelin, François Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay and Guillaume Bastille.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "Canadian star speedskater Hamelin falls short in first attempt at podium Vancouver Olympics". Winnipeg Free Press. 13 February 2010. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/canadas-hamelin-en-course-on-the-short-track-after-moving-into-olympics-semifinals-84318912.html. Retrieved 2010-02-16. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Lukas, Jennifer (2010-02-26). "Canada makes it a 3-medal day in short track". CTV Olympics. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/short-track-skating/news/newsid=53274.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 

External links

• CTV Olympic Profile
• Canadian Speed Skating Profile

Persondata
Name	Jean, Olivier
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Date of birth	1984-03-15
Place of birth	Lachenaie, Quebec
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