Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STGBR12102200001 | |
NOC | Great Britain | |
Born | 21 Feb 2000
in Guelph ![]() |
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Gender | Men |
Higher education | Science - Athabasca University: Canada | |
Languages | English |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
1000m | 1:26.49 | 27 Oct 2023 | ![]() |
Club / Team | Mohawks Ice Racing Club: Solihull, ENG |
Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2020) |
Reason for choosing this sport | He was involved in figure skating before his father encouraged him to try short track. "I wanted to do something different, and I loved it." |
Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2020) | |
Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (guelphtoday.com, 11 Feb 2020) |
Name of coach | Tom Iveson [club], GBR; Richard Shoebridge [national], GBR | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up short track in 2007 in Cambridge, ON, Canada. |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never give up." (Athlete, 07 Feb 2020) | |
Other information | FROM CANADA TO GREAT BRITAIN He was born in Guelph, ON, Canada. In 2018 he was offered a chance to go to Nottingham, England, for the summer to train in short track with British athletes and coaches. He decided to stay in England and, due to his British citizenship, he began competing for Great Britain in 2019. "No doubt it's been tough. It's not been easy, but it's been well worth it - especially chasing the dream of going to the Olympics. I'm definitely closer to that." (guelphtoday.com, 11 Feb 2020; Athlete, 07 Feb 2020; guelphsportsjournal.com, 27 Jan 2019) FURTHER STUDIES He has also studied economics at the University of Nottingham in England. (Instagram profile, 21 Mar 2020) |
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Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2023/2024 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
2024/2025 | ISU European Short Track Championships | 5000m Relay | 6 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 10 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 55 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 69 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2019/2020 | Dresden | 1500m | 36 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 1000m | 42 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 100 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 121 |