Benjamin Donnelly
Canada
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCAN12208199601 | |
| NOC | Canada | |
| Born | 22 Aug 1996
in  Oshawa | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Calgary, AB, CAN | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.87 | 19 Mar 2016 | Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:09.09 | 05 Jan 2020 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:45.10 | 03 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:16.60 | 01 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 1000m | 1 | |||||
| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 5000m | 1 | |||||
| Mass Start 10 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
| Allround | 1 | |||||
| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in team pursuit on his World Cup debut at the 2015 event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (news.nationalpost.com, 14 Nov 2015) | |
| Hero / Idol | Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison. (news.nationalpost.com, 14 Nov 2015) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named Long Track Rising Star of the Year for the 2015/16 season by Speed Skating Canada. (speedskating.ca, 19 Mar 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Bart Schouten [national], NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Ben (Twitter profile, 03 Dec 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Originally involved in ice hockey, he began skating after watching the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (durhamregion.com, 20 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2006 at Durham Speed Skating Club in Oshawa, ON, Canada. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/ben.donnelly.336 | twitter.com/bendonnelly03 |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 17 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 31 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | Salt Lake City, UT | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2015/2016 | Calgary, AB | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 27 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 34 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 39 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 45 | |||