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Charles Hamelin

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Charles Hamelin (born April 14, 1984) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater. In a competitive career that spanned nearly twenty years on the international circuit, Hamelin participated in five Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and won six Olympic medals, including a national-best four gold medals. Competing in all distances, he won thirty-eight medals at the World Championships, including fourteen gold medals, and also led Canada to five world relay titles. Hamelin was also the 2014 Overall World Cup season winner and the 2018 Overall World Champion, giving him all the achievements available in the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Charles Hamelin is the 332nd most popular skater (up from 341st in 2024), the 1,216th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,195th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Charles Hamelin ranks 336 out of 483. Before him are Yang Yang, Linda Fratianne, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Rosalynn Sumners, Elene Gedevanishvili, Gerard Kemkers, Jochem Uytdehaage, Mo Tae-bum, Fumie Suguri, and Koen Verweij. After him are Nikita Katsalapov, and Svetlana Fedotkina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Charles Hamelin ranks 849. Before him are Mr. Probz, Ludovic Sylvestre, Jérémy Perbet, Ilya Varlamov, Sami Lepistö, and Lei Sheng. After him are Bérengère Schuh, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Francesco Gavazzi, Ruslan Provodnikov, Kaela Kimura, and Javi Fuego.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Charles Hamelin ranks 1,221 out of 1,622. Before him are Chelah Horsdal (1973), Peter MacKay (1965), Gail Kim (1977), Jamal Murray (1997), Tiera Skovbye (1995), Taylor Russell (1994), Chris Pronger (1974), Cœur de pirate (1989), Tyson Kidd (1980), and Pierre Lueders (1970). After him are Quinn (1995), and Jacob Tremblay (2006).

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Among SKATERS In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Charles Hamelin ranks 24. Before him are David Pelletier (1974), Tanith Belbin White (1984), Joannie Rochette (1986), Jeffrey Buttle (1982), Kristina Groves (1976), and Marc Gagnon (1975). After him are Kurt Browning (1966), Meagan Duhamel (1985), Elvis Stojko (1972), François-Louis Tremblay (1980), Elizabeth Manley (1965), and Valérie Maltais (1990).

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