Graeme Fish

Graeme Fish (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian long track speed skater who specializes in the long-distance events.[1]

Graeme Fish
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)5000 m, 10,000 m
ClubMoose Jaw Speed Skating Club
Medal record
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Salt Lake City10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 Salt Lake City5,000 m

On February 13, 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States.[2][3]

The next day he won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters in a new world record of 12:33.86, becoming the first man from outside the Netherlands to win gold in this distance event in the 20 times it has been held at the worlds.[3] He overtook the 2015 record set by his compatriot and mentor Ted-Jan Bloemen who finished second.[3]

Personal records
Personal records[4]
500 m38.3310 February 2017Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:13.7327 November 2016Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m1:49.703 January 2020Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m3:44.4428 December 2019Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m6:06.3213 February 2020Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
10,000 m12:33.8614 February 2020Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityList of world records in speed skating

References
  1. "Profile Fish, Greame". Speed Skating Canada.
  2. 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships results
  3. "Canada's Graeme Fish breaks 10,000m world record at speed skating championships". CBC Sports. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. "Graeme Fish". SpeedSkatingResults.
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