Frédéric Blackburn (born December 21, 1972, in

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short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

who competed in the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

and in the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...

. In 1992 he won a silver medal in the 1000 metre short track event. He was also a member of the Canadian relay team which won the silver medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. Two years later he finished fifth in the 500 m event and eighth in the 1000 m competition. He was also a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 5000 metre relay contest.Olympic results

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1972 births Living people Canadian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Saguenay, Quebec 20th-century Canadian sportsmen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub