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Charles Hamelin

Canada

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTCAN11404198401
NOCCanada
Born14 Apr 1984 in Sainte-Julie 
GenderMen
ResidenceMontreal, QC, CAN
LanguagesEnglish, French
FamilyWife Genevieve, daughter Violette [2020]
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.091 07 Feb 2016 Dresden  
    1000m 1:21.961 15 Sep 2012 Calgary  
    1500m 2:09.098 10 Dec 2011 Shanghai  
    3000m 4:42.090 14 Mar 2009 Heerenveen  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    500m 1      
    1500m 1      
    5000m Relay 2 1 1  
World Championships
Event  
World Championships
    500m 2 3 1  
    1000m 2 3 4  
    1500m 3 1 2  
    5000m Relay 5 4 1  
    Overall 1 3 3  
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    2000m Relay   1 1  
World Team Championships
Event  
World Team Championships
    Team 2 4 1  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursHe and ice hockey player Marie-Philip Poulin were flag bearers for Canada at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (montreal.ctvnews.ca, 15 Jun 2022)

He received the Marc Gagnon Award from Speed Skating Canada on 11 occasions between 2005 and 2021. The award recognises the Canadian Male Short Track Athlete of the Year. (schaatsen.nl, 21 Aug 2021; speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2019, 22 Jan 2018)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?He began skating in 1994 in Sainte-Julie, QC, Canada.  
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHis younger brother Francois won gold in short track in the 5000m relay at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. His father Yves was the team leader of the Canadian short track squad at the 2014 Games in Sochi. His mother Manon Goulet is the cousin of NHL Hall of Fame player Michel Goulet, who represented the Quebec Nordiques and Chicago Blackhawks. (Facebook profile, 21 Sep 2017; NOC Media Guide, 2014; olympic.org, 18 Dec 2013; theglobeandmail.com, 31 Jul 2013; speedskating.ca, 02 Jan 2011; cbc.ca, 04 Jan 2010)  
InjuriesHe withdrew from the 2021 Canadian National Championships in Montreal, Quebec, after suffering a concussion. (journaldemontreal.com, 22 Aug 2021; lareleve.qc.ca, 06 Sep 2021)

He had a severe ankle sprain during the early stage of the 2019/20 season, which kept him out for several weeks. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020; lapresse.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

In 2019 he was off the ice for four weeks with bursitis in his left knee. (lapresse.ca, 19 Nov 2019; lareleve.qc.ca, 16 Nov 2019)

In August 2013 he injured a ligament in his left ankle. (cbc.ca, 29 Sep 2013)

In November 2009 he crashed into the boards in a World Cup 1000m qualifying race in Michigan, United States of America. He struck his head and was cut by skates, forcing him to pull out of the competition as a precaution. (cbc.ca, Jan 04 2010)
 
Memorable sporting achievementWinning the overall title at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"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."  
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationRETIREMENT
He retired from competitive short track in 2022. He won bronze in the 5000m relay event at the 2022 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada, in the final race of his career. "It was one of the most emotional moments of my life knowing my little daughter was in the stands and with all my boys on the ice, we worked the hardest we could to reach the podium. The medal at the end doesn't mean anything - I had my last moment at home with my crowd, with my family and my daughter. It is almost like any Olympics I went to. Speed skating became my family. My girlfriend learned a lot about speed skating and she understood pretty quickly that my [short track] family was bigger than my real family." (cbc.ca, 10 Apr 2022)
 
Most influential person in careerCanadian short track skater Derrick Campbell, and his father. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020, 13 Nov 2018)  
Hero / IdolSwiss tennis player Roger Federer, British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. (montreal.ctvnews.ca, 15 Jun 2022; Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Believe in yourself." (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.frereshamelin.com/  
www.facebook.com/charleshamelin01/  
twitter.com/Speedskater01  
General Interest
General Interest
MilestonesHe became the first male athlete representing Canada to win four Olympic gold medals at either the summer or winter editions of the Games when he triumphed in the 5000m relay at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. With the medal, he also became the first male athlete representing Canada to win six career medals of any colour at the Olympic Winter Games. At age 37 years and 308 days, the medal also made him the oldest short track athlete from any nation to win an Olympic medal. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Jul 2022)  
HobbiesWatching Formula One. (montreal.ctvnews.ca, 15 Jun 2022)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2008/2009 World Championships 500m1  
    2006/2007 World Championships 500m1  
    2010 Olympic Games 500m1  
    2017/2018 World Championships Overall1  
    2014 Olympic Games 1500m1  
    2022 Olympic Games 5000m Relay1  
    2015/2016 World Championships 1000m1  
    2017/2018 World Championships 1000m1  
    2020/2021 World Championships 1500m1  
    2017/2018 World Championships 1500m1  
    2013/2014 World Championships 1500m1  
    2005/2006 World Championships 5000m Relay1  
    2006/2007 World Team Championships Team1  
    2004/2005 World Championships 5000m Relay1  
    2004/2005 World Team Championships Team1  
    2010/2011 World Championships 5000m Relay1  
    2012/2013 World Championships 5000m Relay1  
    2011/2012 World Championships 5000m Relay1  
    2010 Olympic Games 5000m Relay1  
    2010/2011 World Championships Overall2  
    2010/2011 World Championships 1500m2  
    2010/2011 World Championships 1000m2  
    2006/2007 World Championships 1000m2  
    2007/2008 World Championships 500m2  
    2006/2007 World Championships Overall2  
    2004/2005 World Championships 500m2  
    2011/2012 World Championships 500m2  
    2014/2015 World Championships 1000m2  
    2015/2016 World Championships 5000m Relay2  
    2015/2016 World Championships Overall2  
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships 5000m Relay2  
    2007/2008 World Team Championships Team2  
    2006/2007 World Championships 5000m Relay2  
    2009/2010 World Team Championships Team2  
    2001/2002 World Junior Championships 2000m Relay2  
    2007/2008 World Championships 5000m Relay2  
    2005/2006 World Team Championships Team2  
    2008/2009 World Team Championships Team2  
    2017/2018 World Championships 5000m Relay2  
    2006 Olympic Games 5000m Relay2  
    2008/2009 World Championships Overall3  
    2005/2006 World Championships 1000m3  
    2013/2014 World Championships Overall3  
    2011/2012 World Championships 1000m3  
    2010/2011 World Team Championships Team3  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1000m3  
    2013/2014 World Championships 500m3  
    2014/2015 World Championships 1500m3  
    2021/2022 World Championships 5000m Relay3  
    2018 Olympic Games 5000m Relay3  
    2012/2013 World Championships 1500m3  
    2012/2013 World Championships 1000m3  
    2012/2013 World Championships Overall3  
    2002/2003 World Junior Championships 2000m Relay3  
    2002/2003 World Junior Championships Overall4  
    2009/2010 World Championships 500m4  
    2007/2008 World Championships 1000m4  
    2004/2005 World Championships Overall4  
    2004/2005 World Championships 1000m4  
    2014/2015 World Championships Overall4  
    2005/2006 World Championships Overall4  
    2006 Olympic Games 1500m4  
    2010 Olympic Games 1000m4  
    2011/2012 World Championships Overall4  
    2011/2012 World Championships 1500m4  
    2003/2004 World Championships 5000m Relay4  
    2004/2005 World Championships 1500m5  
    2005/2006 World Championships 500m5  
    2020/2021 World Championships 5000m Relay5  
    2013/2014 World Championships 5000m Relay5  
    2016/2017 World Championships 5000m Relay5  
    2017/2018 World Championships 500m5  
    2007/2008 World Championships Overall6  
    2014 Olympic Games 5000m Relay6  
    2014/2015 World Championships 500m6  
    2020/2021 World Championships 1000m6  
    2020/2021 World Championships Overall6  
    2018/2019 World Championships 5000m Relay6  
    2009/2010 World Championships Overall7  
    2005/2006 World Championships 1500m7  
    2010 Olympic Games 1500m7  
    2014/2015 World Championships 5000m Relay7  
    2015/2016 World Championships 1500m7  
    2020/2021 World Championships 500m7  
    2010/2011 World Championships 500m8  
    2001/2002 World Junior Championships Overall8  
    2016/2017 World Championships Overall8  
    2009/2010 World Championships 1000m9  
    2018 Olympic Games 1000m9  
    2013/2014 World Championships 1000m9  
    2018/2019 World Championships 500m11  
    2016/2017 World Championships 500m11  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1500m11  
    2018 Olympic Games 1500m13  
    2014 Olympic Games 1000m14  
    2018/2019 World Championships 1500m14  
    2008/2009 World Championships 1000m15  
    2018/2019 World Championships 1000m16  
    2012/2013 World Championships 500m16  
    2009/2010 World Championships 1500m18  
    2018/2019 World Championships Overall18  
    2008/2009 World Championships 1500m19  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m19  
    2015/2016 World Championships 500m28  
    2014 Olympic Games 500m32  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2009/2010 World Cup Classification 500m1  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1500m1  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 500m1  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1000m1  
    2004/2005 Spisska Nova Ves 500m1  
    2006/2007 Saguenay, QC 500m1  
    2011/2012 Nagoya 1000m1  
    2009/2010 Seoul 500m1  
    2010/2011 Montreal, QC 500m1  
    2011/2012 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m1  
    2008/2009 Beijing 500m1  
    2004/2005 Saguenay, QC 1000m1  
    2004/2005 Budapest 1000m1  
    2008/2009 Vancouver 1000m1  
    2006/2007 Montreal, QC 1000m1  
    2007/2008 Salt Lake City, UT 500m1  
    2010/2011 Quebec, QC 1000m1  
    2011/2012 Shanghai 500m1  
    2011/2012 Saguenay, QC 1000m1  
    2006/2007 Budapest 500m1  
    2009/2010 Montreal, QC 500m1  
    2009/2010 Montreal, QC 1500m1  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1500m1  
    2015/2016 Shanghai 1500m1  
    2018/2019 Dresden 5000m Relay1  
    2017/2018 Budapest 5000m Relay1  
    2013/2014 Kolomna 1000m1  
    2015/2016 Toronto, ON 500m1  
    2015/2016 Dresden 500m1  
    2013/2014 Turin 5000m Relay1  
    2012/2013 Sochi 500m1  
    2013/2014 Turin 500m1  
    2013/2014 Shanghai 500m1  
    2015/2016 Toronto, ON 5000m Relay1  
    2015/2016 Nagoya 500m1  
    2015/2016 Dresden 1000m1  
    2015/2016 Montreal, QC 1000m1  
    2017/2018 Seoul 1500m1  
    2013/2014 Turin 1000m1  
    2012/2013 Shanghai 500m1  
    2013/2014 Seoul 1500m1  
    2014/2015 Shanghai 1000m1  
    2013/2014 Shanghai 1000m1  
    2012/2013 Sochi 1000m1  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1000m1  
    2010/2011 Changchun 5000m Relay1  
    2008/2009 Nagano 5000m Relay1  
    2010/2011 Quebec, QC 5000m Relay1  
    2008/2009 Sofia 5000m Relay1  
    2006/2007 Jeonju 5000m Relay1  
    2010/2011 Montreal, QC 5000m Relay1  
    2011/2012 Moscow 5000m Relay1  
    2011/2012 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay1  
    2003/2004 Bormio 5000m Relay1  
    2004/2005 Madison, WI 5000m Relay1  
    2004/2005 Saguenay, QC 5000m Relay1  
    2009/2010 Marquette, MI 5000m Relay1  
    2021/2022 Debrecen 5000m Relay1  
    2013/2014 Seoul 5000m Relay1  
    2017/2018 Dordrecht 5000m Relay1  
    2019/2020 Dordrecht 5000m Relay1  
    2021/2022 Nagoya 5000m Relay1  
    2009/2010 World Cup Classification 1500m2  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 500m2  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 500m2  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 500m2  
    2008/2009 Salt Lake City, UT 500m2  
    2011/2012 Salt Lake City, UT 500m2  
    2011/2012 Saguenay, QC 500m2  
    2007/2008 Turin 1500m2  
    2006/2007 Saguenay, QC 1500m2  
    2007/2008 Heerenveen 500m2  
    2008/2009 Nagano 1500m2  
    2011/2012 Shanghai 1500m2  
    2007/2008 Quebec City 500m2  
    2008/2009 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m2  
    2006/2007 Jeonju 1000m2  
    2009/2010 Beijing 1000m2  
    2006/2007 Budapest 1000m2  
    2015/2016 Dresden 5000m Relay2  
    2014/2015 Seoul 5000m Relay2  
    2012/2013 Nagoya 500m2  
    2018/2019 Almaty 5000m Relay2  
    2018/2019 Turin 2000m Relay2  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1500m2  
    2014/2015 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m2  
    2012/2013 Calgary, AB 500m2  
    2012/2013 Montreal, QC 1000m2  
    2014/2015 Shanghai 1500m2  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 5000m Relay2  
    2013/2014 Shanghai 1500m2  
    2012/2013 Montreal, QC 500m2  
    2006/2007 Montreal, QC 5000m Relay2  
    2007/2008 Turin 5000m Relay2  
    2008/2009 Vancouver 5000m Relay2  
    2009/2010 Montreal, QC 5000m Relay2  
    2009/2010 Seoul 5000m Relay2  
    2010/2011 Shanghai 5000m Relay2  
    2003/2004 Mlada Boleslav 5000m Relay2  
    2008/2009 Beijing 5000m Relay2  
    2006/2007 Changchun 5000m Relay2  
    2011/2012 Shanghai 5000m Relay2  
    2004/2005 Harbin 5000m Relay2  
    2004/2005 Budapest 5000m Relay2  
    2010/2011 Moscow 5000m Relay2  
    2021/2022 Debrecen 2000m Relay2  
    2021/2022 Dordrecht 5000m Relay2  
    2004/2005 World Cup Classification 500m3  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1500m3  
    2009/2010 World Cup Classification 1000m3  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m3  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m3  
    2008/2009 Sofia 1500m3  
    2007/2008 Kobe 1000m3  
    2008/2009 Nagano 1000m3  
    2007/2008 Heerenveen 1000m3  
    2007/2008 Quebec City 1500m3  
    2006/2007 Changchun 1500m3  
    2007/2008 Harbin 1500m3  
    2007/2008 Kobe 1000m3  
    2011/2012 Moscow 500m3  
    2009/2010 Montreal, QC 1000m3  
    2003/2004 Bormio 1000m3  
    2005/2006 Bormio 1500m3  
    2009/2010 Marquette, MI 1500m3  
    2004/2005 Madison, WI 1000m3  
    2004/2005 Madison, WI Overall3  
    2008/2009 Beijing 1000m3  
    2004/2005 Madison, WI 3000m3  
    2010/2011 Shanghai 500m3  
    2012/2013 Nagoya 1500m3  
    2014/2015 Shanghai 5000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay3  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 500m3  
    2015/2016 Nagoya 5000m Relay3  
    2015/2016 Shanghai 5000m Relay3  
    2008/2009 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay3  
    2014/2015 Erzurum 500m3  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 5000m Relay3  
    2012/2013 Calgary, AB 1500m3  
    2017/2018 Dordrecht 1500m3  
    2004/2005 Budapest 1500m3  
    2014/2015 Dresden 1500m3  
    2014/2015 Seoul 500m3  
    2007/2008 Quebec City 5000m Relay3  
    2009/2010 Beijing 5000m Relay3  
    2004/2005 Spisska Nova Ves 5000m Relay3  
    2004/2005 Beijing 5000m Relay3  
    2011/2012 Saguenay, QC 5000m Relay3  
    2005/2006 Seoul 5000m Relay3  
    2005/2006 Hangzhou 5000m Relay3  
    2012/2013 Calgary, AB 5000m Relay3  
    2012/2013 Shanghai 5000m Relay3  
    2013/2014 Shanghai 5000m Relay3  
    2007/2008 World Cup Classification 500m4  
    2008/2009 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2004/2005 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2008/2009 World Cup Classification 1500m4  
    2007/2008 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1000m4  
    2016/2017 Dresden 500m4  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 5000m Relay4  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay4  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 5000m Relay4  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 500m4  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1500m4  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m4  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 500m5  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1500m5  
    2005/2006 World Cup Classification 1500m5  
    2004/2005 World Cup Classification 1500m5  
    2004/2005 World Cup Classification Overall5  
    2016/2017 Dresden 5000m Relay5  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 500m5  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1000m5  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 1000m6  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay6  
    2014/2015 Erzurum 1000m6  
    2007/2008 World Cup Classification 1500m7  
    2018/2019 Dresden 2000m Relay7  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1000m7  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m7  
    2008/2009 World Cup Classification 500m8  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1500m8  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 500m8  
    2014/2015 Dresden 1000m8  
    2014/2015 Dresden 5000m Relay8  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1000m8  
    2019/2020 Dresden 2000m Relay8  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m9  
    2014/2015 Erzurum 5000m Relay9  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m9  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 5000m Relay9  
    2018/2019 Almaty 1500m9  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m10  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m11  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m11  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1000m11  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 1500m12  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m12  
    2019/2020 Dresden 5000m Relay12  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m13  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m13  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m13  
    2006/2007 World Cup Classification 500m14  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m16  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1500m17  
    2018/2019 Almaty 500m18  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 500m19  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 1000m19  
    2006/2007 World Cup Classification 1000m20  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 500m20  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m21  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m22  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1500m22  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 1000m23  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m25  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 1000m28  
    2003/2004 World Cup Classification 1000m32  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m36  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1500m36  
    2006/2007 World Cup Classification 1500m44  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 500m45  
    2003/2004 World Cup Classification 500m49  
    2003/2004 World Cup Classification Overall55  
    2003/2004 World Cup Classification 1500m65