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Graeme Fish

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Graeme Fish
Personal information
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997 (age 27)
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 place 2020 Salt Lake City 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salt Lake City 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Calgary 10000 m
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Salt Lake City 5000 m

Graeme Fish (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian long track speed skater who specializes in the long-distance events.[1]His best events include the 5000m and 10,000m

Career

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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

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Personal records[4]
500 m 38.33 10 February 2017 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m 1:13.73 27 November 2016 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m 1:49.70 3 January 2020 Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m 3:44.44 28 December 2019 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m 6:06.32 13 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
10,000 m 12:33.86 14 February 2020 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City List of world records in speed skating

References

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  1. ^ "Profile Fish, Greame". Speed Skating Canada.
  2. ^ 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships results
  3. ^ a b c "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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Records
Preceded by Men's 10,000 m speed skating world record
14 February 2020 – 14 February 2021
Succeeded by