Michael Gilday

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Michael Gilday
Personal information
Born (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987 (age 37)[1]
Iqaluit, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut)[1]
Residence Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Website http://mgilday.com
Sport
Country  Canada
Club Yellowknife Speed Skating Club[2]
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sheffield 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Debrecen 5000 m relay

Michael Gilday (born January 5, 1987) is a former Canadian short track speed skater from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

After missing a spot on the Vancouver 2010 team by just 13 one-hundredths of a second, Gilday competed at the Sochi Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay. He finished 17th in the 1500m after a disqualification in the semi-finals and he finished in 6th as part of the 5000m relay. [1] Michael retired from short track speed skating after the Olympics. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Athlete Profile, Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/michael-gilday-yellowknife-s-olympic-speedskater-retires-1.2775138

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