Charles HAMELIN

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Playing video games, movies, drawing

Athlete

Partner, Genevieve Tardif (Radio-Canada Sports reporter, host of Elles Brillent podcast about women in sport). Daughter, Violette (born 2020). Parents, Yves Hamelin and Manon Goulet. Brothers, Francois and Mathieu.

French, English

Les Fines Lames de Sainte-Julie

National: Sebastien Cros (FRA)

Father Yves Hamelin (Short track): Vice-president of performance services at the Institut National du Sport du Quebec. After working as a short track speed skating coach at the local and national level, he became director of high performance and national short track programmes at Speed Skating Canada from 2006-14, including for the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games, during which time the team won eight Olympic and 40 world championship medals.

Brother Francois Hamelin (Short track): Three-time Olympian (2010-18), winning relay gold at Vancouver 2010 alongside his brother Charles. World relay champion in 2011, after winning silver in 2008, and won a silver medal in the 500m in 2010. Four-time medallist at the World Team Championships. Won a total of 48 medals in international competition before his retirement in June 2018.

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2004 World Cup in Prague (500m - 7th, 1000m - 5th)

August 2021: Withdrew from the Canadian Championships for undisclosed medical reasons.

Late 2019: Severe ankle sprain during the early stage of the season which kept him out for several weeks.

2019: Bursitis in his left knee kept him off the ice for four weeks.

August 2013: Injured a ligament in his left ankle.

November 2009: Struck his head and was cut by skates when he crashed into the boards in a World Cup 1000m qualifying race in Marquette, MI, forcing him to pull out of the competition as a precaution.

2003

Began skating in 1994 in Sainte-Julie, QC, CAN. (isu.org)

"I got to skate with my brother Francois' club at Christmas and on other holidays. It was a lot of fun and I really liked the thrill of the ice. It was like a family event every time we went to the rink. Everyone would pile into the car and it was just about having fun and skating fast and doing the best we could." (cbc.ca, 12 Dec 2009)

Winning the overall title at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal. (isu.org)

Short track skater Derrick Campbell (CAN), Nagano 1998 Olympic relay gold medallist and three-time world champion.

Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), Beijing 2008 Olympic doubles champion, London 2012 singles silver medallist and 20-career Grand Slam titles. (isu.org)

Father, Yves Hamelin. (isu.org)

"Believe in yourself." (isu.org)

Canada flagbearer at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony.

Speed Skating Canada Marc Gagnon Award (10x from 2005-16) - Male Short Track Athlete of the Year