Mathieu Turcotte (born February 8, 1977) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

former short track speed skater. He was born in

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. Turcotte rose to fame within Canada upon winning the bronze in the men's 1000 m in the

short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics : ''For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics'' Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally c ...

, with a time of 1:30.563 (a race more remembered for the victory of Australian Steven Bradbury), and winning a gold as part of the men's 5000 m relay at the same games, with a team time of 6:51.579. He placed 6th at the men's 1500 m

short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over thirteen days, from 12 to 25 February. Eight events were contested at the Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-soo earned a medal in each event, winning three gol ...

with a time of 2:24.558. Mathieu is now the President of Apex Racing Skates, a company that makes custom short track speed skates.link
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Career

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1977 births Canadian male short track speed skaters French Quebecers Living people Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic short track speed skaters of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Canadian male speed skaters World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub