Graeme Fish
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)5000 m, 10,000 m
ClubMoose Jaw Speed Skating Club
Medal record
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Salt Lake City10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 Salt Lake City5,000 m

Graeme Fish (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian long track speed skater who specializes in the long-distance events.[1]

On February 13, 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States.[2][3]

The next day he won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters in a new world record of 12:33.86, becoming the first man from outside the Netherlands to win gold in this distance event in the 20 times it has been held at the worlds.[3] He overtook the 2015 record set by his compatriot and mentor Ted-Jan Bloemen who finished second.[3]

Personal records

Personal records[4]
500 m38.3310 February 2017Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:13.7327 November 2016Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m1:49.703 January 2020Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m3:44.4428 December 2019Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m6:06.3213 February 2020Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
10,000 m12:33.8614 February 2020Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityList of world records in speed skating

References

  1. ↑ "Profile Fish, Greame". Speed Skating Canada.
  2. ↑ 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships results
  3. 1 2 3 "Canada's Graeme Fish breaks 10,000m world record at speed skating championships". CBC Sports. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Graeme Fish". SpeedSkatingResults.
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