Maxime Laoun
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| Born | August 12, 1996 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||
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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 in 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 win as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.[9][10][11][12]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Maxime Laoun". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Steven Dubois Wins Bronze in 500m at World Junior Short Track Championships". www.speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Dubois wins short-track bronze". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "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. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (18 January 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (18 January 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontairo, Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (16 February 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". www.sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (16 February 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (16 February 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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