Michael Gilday (speed skater)

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

This article is about a former Canadian short track speed skater. For the article on the United States Navy Admiral, see Michael M. Gilday.
Michael Gilday
Personal information
Born (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987[1]
Iqaluit, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut)[1],Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Websitemgilday.com (archived)
Sport
Country Canada
ClubYellowknife Speed Skating Club
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

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.[2]

Michael Gilday was inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]

References
  1. Athlete Profile, Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. "Michael Gilday, Yellowknife's Olympic speedskater, retires | CBC News".
  3. "Michael Gilday". NWT Sport Hall of Fame. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2021-12-04.


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