Wilf O'Reilly
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| Men's short track speed skating | ||
Competitor for  United Kingdom
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| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Sydney | Overall |
| Silver | 1990 Amsterdam | Overall |
Wilfred John O'Reilly, son of Wilfred Richards & Colette O'Reilly (born 22 August 1964 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England)[1] is a former British short track speed skater. He won two gold medals in 1988 Winter Olympics when short track speed skating was held as a demonstration sport. He was also the 1991 Overall World Champion. He is now coach of the Netherlands team.
Speed skating career
Wilf won two gold medals in the 500-metre and 1000-metre events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, but was denied full Olympic acclamation because shorttrack skating was just a demonstration event that year. O'Reilly won the World Championship in Sydney in 1991.
He had a disastrous 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer where he crashed out of both the 500-metre and 1000-metre events, protesting about being forced to race with a damaged blade.
Commentating
Wilf commentated alongside Hugh Porter for BBC Sport on Speed skating at the Winter Olympics in both 2010 in Vancouver and 2014 in Sochi.
Honours
O'Reilly was awarded the MBE in 1997. He is currently a member of the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Management Commission.
References
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