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| Born | May 30, 1987 Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucas Makowsky (born May 30, 1987 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000 m and 10000 m for the 2008–09 season.[1] In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French and Ukrainian.[2]
He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m, 5000 m, and team pursuit. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux.[3] He also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi with Giroux and Morrison, achieving fourth place, losing to Poland in the bronze-medal round. [4]
References
- ↑ Profile at Speed Skating Canada Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ CTV "Team Canada" Profile
- ↑ Celia, Danny (2010-02-27). "Canada wins team pursuit gold". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ↑ "Lucas Makowsky". 18 September 2011.
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