Charles Hamelin

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Charles Hamelin
Country	Canada
Date of birth	April 14, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lévis, Quebec
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Personal best	500 m: 41.035 (2004) 1000 m: 1:24.432 (2004) 1500 m: 2:11.628 (2005) 3000 m: 4:38.905 (2002)
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Silver 2006 Turin 5000 m relay World Championships[1] Gold 2007 Milan 500 m Gold 2006 Minneapolis 3000 m Gold 2006 Minneapolis 5000 m relay Gold 2005 Beijing 5000 m relay Silver 2007 Milan Overall Silver 2007 Milan 1000 m Silver 2007 Milan 5000 m relay Silver 2005 Beijing 500 m Bronze 2006 Minneapolis 1000 m relay World Junior Championships Silver 2003 500 m Silver 2003 1500 m Bronze 2003 2000 m relay

Charles Hamelin (born on April 14, 1984 in Lévis, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal.

At the 2003 World Junior Short Track Championships, Hamelin won silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races and a bronze in the 2000 m relay. At the 2005 World Short Track Championships he won a gold in the 5000 m relay and a silver in the 500 m. Hamelin won gold in the 3000 m, gold in the 5000 m relay and bronze in the 1000 m at the 2006 World Championships.

He finished 4th place at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m event. He received a silver medal as part of the men's 5000 m relay squad.

Hamelin hopes to get a degree in physical education.