Charles Hamelin

Charles Hamelin

Personal information
Born	(1984-04-14) April 14, 1984 (age 33) Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Short track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 40.950 (2007) 1000 m: 1:23.454 (2009) 1500 m: 2:09.098 (2011) 3000 m: 4:38.905 (2002)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 1 0 World Championships 10 12 13 World Team Championships 2 4 0 Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 500 m 2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay 2014 Sochi 1500 m 2006 Turin 5000 m relay World Championships 2005 Beijing 5000 m relay 2006 Minneapolis 3000 m 2006 Minneapolis 5000 m relay 2007 Milan 500 m 2009 Vienna 500 m 2011 Sheffield 5000 m relay 2012 Shanghai 5000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 5000 m relay 2014 Montreal 1500 m 2016 Seoul 1000 m 2005 Beijing 500 m 2007 Milan Overall 2007 Milan 1000 m 2007 Milan 5000 m relay 2008 Gangneung 500 m 2008 Gangneung 5000 m relay 2011 Sheffield Overall 2011 Sheffield 1000m 2011 Sheffield 1500m 2012 Shanghai 500 m 2015 Moscow 1000 m 2016 Seoul Overall 2016 Seoul 5000 m relay 2006 Minneapolis 1000 m 2009 Vienna Overall 2009 Vienna 3000 m 2012 Shanghai 1000 m 2013 Debrecen Overall 2013 Debrecen 1000 m 2013 Debrecen 1500 m 2013 Debrecen 3000 m 2014 Montreal Overall 2014 Montreal 500 m 2015 Moscow 1500 m 2016 Seoul 3000 m 2017 Rotterdam 1000 m World Team Championships 2005 South Korea Team 2007 Budapest Team 2006 Montreal Team 2008 Harbin Team 2009 Heerenveen Team 2010 Bormio Team

Charles Hamelin (born 14 April 1984) is a Canadian short track speed skater. Hamelin is a 4-time Olympic medalist having won 3 gold and 1 silver during the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He is also a 2-time world champion over the 500 m distance, having won those championships in 2007 and 2009.

Hamelin broke into success early at the 2003 World Junior Short Track Championships where he won silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races, following up with a bronze in the 5000 m relay. He built on this success at 2005 World Championships, there he won a gold in the 5000 m relay and a silver in the 500 m. His success continued at the worlds by winning gold in the 3000 m, gold in the 5000 m relay and bronze in the 1000 m at the 2006 World Championships. He finished 4th place at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m event but received a silver medal as part of the men's 5000 m relay squad. Hamelin is the former world record holder in the 1000 m.

Hamelin made his debut at the world junior championships in 2002, finishing 4th in the 500 m and helping the relay team to a silver medal. During the next World Junior Championships in 2003, he had his breakout year finishing second in the 500 m, second in the 1500 m, 4th in the 1000 m, 5th in the super 1500 m, and then helping the relay team to a bronze in the 5000 m relay. Because of his accomplishments in 2003 he finished 4th overall at the world junior championships. He was seemingly following the footsteps in a long line of accomplished French-Canadian short track speedskaters like Marc Gagnon and Éric Bédard.

Leading up to the 2006 Winter Olympics Hamelin made his World Cup debut in the 2003–2004 season his junior career. His main role on the team at that time was on the relay team which finished the season second overall. Going into the 2004 World Championships, the Canadian Men's relay team was considered one of the favourites but only managed a fourth-place finish.

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