Shannon Rempel

Infobox Speed Skater


imagesize=250px
caption=Shannon Rempel participating at the 2007 World Cup at Heerenveen, Netherlands.
country=Canada
club=Canadian Sprint Team
St. James Speed Skating Club
birth_date=November 26, 1984
birth_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba
pb=500m - 37.801000m - 1:15.00
1500m - 1:57.24
3000m - 4:15.28
worldcup=2006 - 1000m Shannon Rempel (born November 26, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian speed skater.cite web |url= http://www.speedskating.ca/eng/highperformance/bios_lt/rempel_s.htm|title= Athlete Bio - Shannon Rempel|accessdate=2007-05-13 |format= |work= ] Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.

Rempel was a silver medalist in the 1000m at the 2004 World Cup in Harbin, China. In 2004 she was a silver medalist at the World Junior Championships and in 2003 she was a World Junior Champion. At the 2001 World Junior Championships she won a silver in the 500m and a bronze in the 1000m. She holds the World Junior record for the 500m.

Biography

Early life

Shannon was introduced to speed skating at age 10 at the St. James Speed Skating Club when her friend suggested that she try it.

Professional speed skating career

Hobbies

References

External links

* [http://www.fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?showAthletes=all&id=741 Photos of Shannon Rempel]

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NAME=Shannon Rempel
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian speed skater from Winnipeg, Manitoba; participated in the 2006 Olympic Games and was the Female World Junior Speed Skating Champion in 2003.
DATE OF BIRTH=November 26, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DATE OF DEATH=
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