Maxime Laoun

Maxime Laoun
Personal information
Born (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 28)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 5000 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Montreal 5000 m relay

Maxime Laoun (born August 12, 1996) is a Canadian short-track speed skater.[1]

Career

Junior

Laoun first represented Canada on the international stage at the 2014 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships and competed for Canada at the 2015 and 2016 editions. Laoun's top placement came in 2016 when he finished fourth in the 500 metres event.[1][2][3]

Senior

Laoun made his World Cup debut in 2018, helping Canada to a bronze medal in the 5000 metres relay at the Salt Lake City stop.[1]

In November 2019, Laoun was injured, suffering a triple fracture to his tibia and fibula, and underwent three surgeries and rehab to return to training in May 2020.[4]

On January 18, 2022, Laoun was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7][8] Laoun won a gold medal as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Maxime Laoun". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Steven Dubois Wins Bronze in 500m at World Junior Short Track Championships". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canada's Dubois wins short-track bronze". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Maxime Laoun – La course la plus difficile de ma vie" [Maxime Laoun – The most difficult race of my life]. Radio Canada (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 11, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Nichols, Paula (February 16, 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  11. ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (February 16, 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  12. ^ Harrison, Doug (February 16, 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.


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