François-Louis Tremblay (born November 13, 1980) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medallist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.
François-Louis Tremblay
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Born
(1980-11-13) November 13, 1980 (age 42) Alma, Quebec, Canada
François-Louis Tremblay is one of only three Canadian men to win 5 medals at the Winter Olympic games, the other men being Marc Gagnon.[1] At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, and Charles Hamelin. Tremblay was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning 5,000-meter relay team. In Turin, Italy, at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, he won two silver medals. He won an individual medal by finishing second in the men's 500-meter race and also took part in the men's 5,000-meter relay that finished second behind the South Korean team. He added a bronze medal in the 500 m and gold medal in the 5000 m relay in 2010.
Tremblay's career has been one as a prominent member of the Canadian short track team. The emphasis is particularly on team, as Tremblay has featured prominently as a member of the relay team helping it to a gold medal during the 2002 Olympics and a silver medal in Turin 2006. It was at the Turin Olympics that Tremblay won his first individual medal finishing 2nd behind Apolo Anton Ohno in the 500 m. Tremblay is currently second on the all-time medals list for Canadian short-trackers in medals received in the Olympics and World Championships, although 7 of his 9 gold medals were either a part of the relay team or World Team Championships. He did win the 500 m world crown back to back in 2005 and 2006, following by a silver medal behind teammate Charles Hamelin in 2007.
The 500 m became Tremblay's premier event, one which he bloomed into late only winning his first individual world medal in the event in 2005. Despite his late arrival as an elite athlete, he has excelled at a point of life in which most short trackers are considering retirement. Tremblay won the 2008-09 World Cup overall in the 500 m, and in the shortened 2009-10 World Cup season he finished second overall in the 500 m to teammate Charles Hamelin again. Tremblay continued to anchor the relay team together with Hamelin. After losing the men's relay at the world cup event in Canada he made a guarantee saying "next time we're going to win...we're going to win the gold medal" in the relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
2010 Vancouver Olympics
At Tremblay's age of 29 these were likely his last games and therefore his first and last games on home soil. In the opening heat of the 500 m Francois-Louis Tremblay broke Charles Hamelin's Olympic Record which had just been set the heat before. The record was now set at 41.397 seconds.[2] On February 26, he won two medals in one night. He won a bronze medal in the 500 m, with his teammate Charles Hamelin winning gold. He then won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay along with Charles Hamelin, François Hamelin, Olivier Jean and Guillaume Bastille.[3] With the two medals at the Olympics, Tremblay tied a record set by Marc Gagnon as the only Canadian men to win 5 medals in the Winter Olympics.[4]
References
^Ditchburn, Jennifer (2010-02-28). "Canada satisfied with medal haul, but South Korea still dominates". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2010-03-01.[dead link]
^"Canadian Tremblay sets Olympic record in men's 500m". Toronto Observer. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
^Lukas, Jennifer (2010-02-26). "Canada makes it a 3-medal day in short track". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
^Lukas, Jennifer (2010-02-26). "Canada makes history with short-track relay gold". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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Francois Louis Tremblay born November 13 1980 is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five time Olympic medallist who competed at the 2002 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics Francois Louis TremblayPersonal informationBorn 1980 11 13 November 13 1980 age 42 Alma Quebec CanadaHeight174 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportCountry CanadaSportShort track speed skatingWorld championship wins2008 09 500mAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 500 m 40 684 2009 Former WR 1000 m 1 24 298 2005 1500 m 2 13 803 2004 3000 m 4 56 977 2007 Medal record Men s short track speed skatingRepresenting CanadaWinter Olympics2002 Salt Lake 5000 m relay2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay2006 Turin 500 m2006 Turin 5000 m relay2010 Vancouver 500 mWorld Championships2000 The Hague Team2001 Nobeyama Team2005 Beijing 500 m2005 Beijing 5000 m relay2005 Chuncheon Team2006 Minneapolis 500 m2006 Minneapolis 5000 m relay2007 Budapest Team2012 Shanghai 5000 m Relay1999 St Louis Team2002 Milwaukee Team2005 Beijing 1500 m2006 Minneapolis 3000 m2006 Montreal Team2007 Milan 500 m2007 Milan 5000 m relay2009 Heerenveen Team1999 Sofia 5000 m relay2005 Beijing Overall2006 Minneapolis Overall2010 Sofia 500 mGoodwill Games2000 500 m2000 1000 m2000 5000 m relayFrancois Louis Tremblay is one of only three Canadian men to win 5 medals at the Winter Olympic games the other men being Marc Gagnon 1 At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and Charles Hamelin Tremblay was a member of Canada s gold medal winning 5 000 meter relay team In Turin Italy at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games he won two silver medals He won an individual medal by finishing second in the men s 500 meter race and also took part in the men s 5 000 meter relay that finished second behind the South Korean team He added a bronze medal in the 500 m and gold medal in the 5000 m relay in 2010 Tremblay was a two time world champion at 500 meters having won back to back titles at the 2005 World Short Track Championships in Beijing and again at the 2006 World Short Track Championships in Minneapolis Contents 1 Career 1 1 2010 Vancouver Olympics 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditSee also Canadian short track speed skating all time medals list Tremblay s career has been one as a prominent member of the Canadian short track team The emphasis is particularly on team as Tremblay has featured prominently as a member of the relay team helping it to a gold medal during the 2002 Olympics and a silver medal in Turin 2006 It was at the Turin Olympics that Tremblay won his first individual medal finishing 2nd behind Apolo Anton Ohno in the 500 m Tremblay is currently second on the all time medals list for Canadian short trackers in medals received in the Olympics and World Championships although 7 of his 9 gold medals were either a part of the relay team or World Team Championships He did win the 500 m world crown back to back in 2005 and 2006 following by a silver medal behind teammate Charles Hamelin in 2007 The 500 m became Tremblay s premier event one which he bloomed into late only winning his first individual world medal in the event in 2005 Despite his late arrival as an elite athlete he has excelled at a point of life in which most short trackers are considering retirement Tremblay won the 2008 09 World Cup overall in the 500 m and in the shortened 2009 10 World Cup season he finished second overall in the 500 m to teammate Charles Hamelin again Tremblay continued to anchor the relay team together with Hamelin After losing the men s relay at the world cup event in Canada he made a guarantee saying next time we re going to win we re going to win the gold medal in the relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver Olympics Edit At Tremblay s age of 29 these were likely his last games and therefore his first and last games on home soil In the opening heat of the 500 m Francois Louis Tremblay broke Charles Hamelin s Olympic Record which had just been set the heat before The record was now set at 41 397 seconds 2 On February 26 he won two medals in one night He won a bronze medal in the 500 m with his teammate Charles Hamelin winning gold He then won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay along with Charles Hamelin Francois Hamelin Olivier Jean and Guillaume Bastille 3 With the two medals at the Olympics Tremblay tied a record set by Marc Gagnon as the only Canadian men to win 5 medals in the Winter Olympics 4 References Edit Ditchburn Jennifer 2010 02 28 Canada satisfied with medal haul but South Korea still dominates Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved 2010 03 01 dead link Canadian Tremblay sets Olympic record in men s 500m Toronto Observer 2 February 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 25 Lukas Jennifer 2010 02 26 Canada makes it a 3 medal day in short track CTV Olympics Retrieved 2010 02 26 Lukas Jennifer 2010 02 26 Canada makes history with short track relay gold CTV Olympics Retrieved 2010 03 01 External links EditFrancois Louis Tremblay at the International Skating Union Speed Skating Canada bio CyberScoreboard bio amp career achievements CBC ca bio NBC Olympics bio and Q amp A Archived 2018 02 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois Louis Tremblay amp oldid 1166980896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
