François-Louis Tremblay
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| François-Louis Tremblay | |
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Date of birth | November 13, 1980 |
| Place of birth | Alma, Quebec |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (160 lb/11.3 st) |
| Medal record | |||
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| Men's short track speed skating | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake | 5000 m relay | |
| Silver | 2006 Turin | 500 m | |
| Silver | 2006 Turin | 5000 m relay | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2007 Milan | 500 m | |
| Silver | 2007 Milan | 5000 m relay | |
| Gold | 2006 Minneapolis | 500 m | |
| Silver | 2006 Minneapolis | 3000 m | |
| Gold | 2006 Minneapolis | 5000 m relay | |
| Bronze | 2006 Minneapolis | Overall | |
| Gold | 2005 Beijing | 500 m | |
| Silver | 2005 Beijing | 1500 m | |
| Bronze | 2005 Beijing | Overall | |
| Goodwill Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 | 500 m | |
| Gold | 2000 | 1000 m | |
| Gold | 2000 | 5000 m relay | |
François-Louis Tremblay (born November 13, 1980 in Alma, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater and three-time Olympic medalist who competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.
At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, he was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning 5,000-meter relay team. In Turin, Italy at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, Tremblay won two silver medals. He won an individual medal by finishing second in the men's 500-meter race and also took part in the men's 5,000-meter relay that finished second behind the South Korean team.
Tremblay was the two-time world champion at 500 meters, having won back-to-back titles at the 2005 World Short Track Championships in Beijing and again at the 2006 World Short Track Championships in Minneapolis.
[edit] Personal Life
He has been dating Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette since meeting her when they both represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. [1]
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's short track speed skating | ||||
| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 m | 41:426 | 2003-03-08 | Calgary | |
| 1000 m | 1:24.298 | 2005-09-11 | Saguenay | |
| 1500 m | 2:13.803 | 2004-11-19 | Calgary | |
