Lucas Makowsky
Canadian speed skater
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Born | (1987-05-30) May 30, 1987 (age 37) Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucas Makowsky (born May 30, 1987) is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000 m and 10000 m for the 2008–09 season.[1] In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French and Ukrainian.[2]
He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m, 5000 m, and team pursuit. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux.[3] He also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi with Giroux and Morrison, achieving fourth place, losing to Poland in the bronze-medal round. [4]
References
- ^ Profile at Speed Skating Canada Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CTV "Team Canada" Profile
- ^ Celia, Danny (2010-02-27). "Canada wins team pursuit gold". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ^ "Lucas Makowsky". 18 September 2011.
External links
- Canada Olympic Team profile page for Lucas Makowsky
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- 2006:
Matteo Anesi, Stefano Donagrandi, Enrico Fabris, Ippolito Sanfratello (ITA)
- 2010:
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky, Denny Morrison (CAN)
- 2014:
Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij (NED)
- 2018:
Håvard Bøkko, Sindre Henriksen, Simen Spieler Nilsen, Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR)
- 2022:
Hallgeir Engebråten, Peder Kongshaug, Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR)