- Nathalie Lambert
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Medal record Women's short track speed skating Competitor for 
CanadaOlympic Games Gold 1992 Albertville 3000 m relay Silver 1994 Lillehammer 1000 m Silver 1994 Lillehammer 3000 m relay World Championships Gold 1997 Nagano 3000m relay Gold 1994 Guildford Overall Gold 1994 Guildford 3000m relay Gold 1993 Beijing Overall Gold 1993 Beijing 3000m relay Gold 1992 Denver 3000m relay Gold 1991 Sydney Overall Gold 1991 Sydney 3000m Gold 1991 Sydney 1500m Gold 1991 Sydney 1000m Gold 1991 Sydney 3000m relay Gold 1990 Amsterdam 3000m relay Gold 1989 Solihull 3000m relay Gold 1988 St. Louis 3000m relay Gold 1987 Montreal 3000m relay Gold 1986 Chamonix 3000m relay Silver 1987 Montreal Overall Silver 1986 Chamonix Overall Bronze 1985 Amsterdam Overall Bronze 1984 Peterborough Overall Nathalie Lambert (born December 1, 1963 in Montréal, Quebec) is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating. She won one Gold medal and two Silver medals at the Olympics. She is also a three-time Overall World Champion for 1991, 1993 and 1994.
Lambert won the 11 international competitions in which she participated, between 1992 and 1994. She won the all-around world championship three times: in 1991, 1993 and 1994.
Contents
Records
- 1985 - World championship, Amsterdam (Netherland) - 1000 m : 1m43s.58
- 1987 - World championship, Montréal (Quebec) - 3000 m : 5m31s.65
- 1993 - International Competition, Hamar (Norway) - 1000 m : 1m34s.07
- 1993 - World championship, Beijing (China) - relay 3000 m : 4m26s.56
Awards
- 1992 - Inducted into the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame
- 1994 - Named Athlete of the Year by the 'Mérite Sportif Québécois'
- From 1985 to 1987 and 1990 to 1994. Named Athlete of the Year by the Canadian Speed Skating Association
- 2001 - Inducted into Quebec's Sports Hall of Fame
- 2002 - Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Personal life
Lambert married gym teacher Daniel Gaudette, and adopted two Chinese girls.
References
External links
World Champions in Short Track Speed Skating – Women's Overall 1976: Celeste Chlapaty • 1977: Brenda Webster • 1978: Sarah Docter • 1979: Sylvie Daigle • 1980–1981: Miyoshi Kato • 1982: Maryse Perreault • 1983: Sylvie Daigle • 1984: Mariko Kinoshita • 1985: Eiko Shishii • 1986: Bonnie Blair • 1987: Eiko Shishii • 1988–1990: Sylvie Daigle • 1991: Nathalie Lambert • 1992: Kim So-Hee • 1993–1994: Nathalie Lambert • 1995–1997: Chun Lee-Kyung • 1998–2002: Yang Yang (A) • 2003–2004: Choi Eun-Kyung • 2005–2007: Jin Sun-Yu • 2008–2009: Wang Meng • 2010: Park Seung-Hi • 2011: Cho Ha-Ri
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Canadian short track speed skaters
- Short track speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- People from Montreal
- Sportspeople from Quebec
- Canadian sportswomen
- Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
- Canadian Winter Olympic medalist stubs
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