Daniel Greig (born 13 March 1991) is an Australian speed skater. He was selected for Australia as a speed skater during the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

for the men's 500, 1000 and 1500 m events. During the

2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships The 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, officially the ''Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2014'', were held in Nagano, Japan, from 18 to 19 January 2014. The defending champions were Michel Mulder of the Netherlands ...

he won a bronze medal. Greig is Australia's best speed skater, currently holding records in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events. Greig's formative years were spent as a world class inline skater. At age 17 he began taking the steps to make the Olympics and moved to the Netherlands to learn how to skate on ice. In 2013 Greig showed his rapid progression in the sport with a strong series of finishes before capping it off in 2014 with a bronze medal at the World Championships in Nagano and competing in the Sochi Winter Olympics. He currently holds the Australian national record for the 500 and 1000 m. Grieg studied a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) at Deakin University.

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* * * * 1991 births Australian male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters of Australia Sportspeople from Adelaide Living people World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Australia-speed-skating-bio-stub