Alex Harvey (skier)

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Alex Harvey

Alex Harvey in Trondheim, March 2009
Personal information
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988
Saint-Ferréol, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Professional information
Skis Fischer
Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Competitor for  Canada
World Championships
Gold 2011 Oslo Team sprint
Bronze 2013 Val di Fiemme Sprint C Individual
World Cup
Silver 2011 Drammen Sprint F Individual
Bronze 2009 Whistler Team Sprint
Bronze 2009 Trondheim 50 km C Mass Start
Bronze 2012 Lahti 15 km + 15 km C/F Skiathlon
Stage World Cup
Gold 2012 Falun-WC Finals 3,3 km F Individual
Gold 2013 Oberhof 4,5 km F Prologue
Silver 2012 Val di Fiemme 20 km C Mass Start
Silver 2012 Falun-WC Finals 15 km F Pursuit
Silver 2013 Lenzerheide Sprint F Individual
Bronze 2013 Val di Fiemme 15 km C Mass Start
Bronze 2014 Cortina-Toblach 35 km F Pursuit
Nordic Junior World Championships
Gold 2011 Otepää U23 30 km F Pursuit

Alex Harvey (born 7 September 1988 in St.-Ferreol, Québec) is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec National Cycling Team.

Athletic career

In 2009 Harvey finished third both in the (Team sprint: Whistler Olympic Park, and the 50 km: Trondheim). He also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing fifth in the 4 x 10 km, 22nd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit, 28th in the individual sprint, and 36th in the 15 km events.

In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Harvey finished fourth in the team sprint with teammate Devon Kershaw. This is the best placing ever for Canadian men in an Olympic cross-country competition. In the men's 4 x 10 km relay, Harvey and Canada finished seventh.

At the 2011 Nordic Junior Worlds, Harvey won the 30 km pursuit race.[1]

At the 30 km pursuit in the 2011 World Championships Harvey took the lead early on in the freestyle portion of the race, but lost the lead with 2 km to go finishing at 13th place. Three days later, he won gold medal in the team sprint together with Devon Kershaw. At the men's 50 km freestyle Harvey finished fifth, after falling in the Feed Zone after 3 kilometres.

Personal life

Harvey's father Pierre Harvey took part in the 1976 and 1988 Olympic Games in the 100 km Time Trial Cycling and Cross Country Skiing events, respectively.

References

  1. ↑ "Canada's Harvey wins under-23 world x-country title". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2011. 

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