HIGH PERFORMANCE
Short Track Team Members
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Athlete Biography: Olivier Jean
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Olivier
Jean
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Highlights
- Bronze medallist in the 500m at 2009 World Short Track Championships, where he finished 6th overall
- Helped his relay team capture the Overall World Cup Title in 08-09
- Won 6 individual medals on the 2006-07 World Cup Circuit
- 2007 World Team Champion with Charles Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay, Jean-François Monette and Marc-André Monette
- Silver medalist in the relay at the 2007 World Short Track Championships
- Received Speed Skating Canada’s 2007 Rising Star Award for Short Track
- Silver medallist in the relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships
- Won 2 gold (3000m and relay) and 2 silver (500m and 1000m) medals at the 2003 Canada Winter Games
Quick Facts
- Started speed skating at age of 5
- Is also an in-line skater in the summer and won the Canadian in-line sprint championships in 2006
- Enjoys reggae music, which he says makes him skate faster
Results
2009-10
World Cup #1 / Coupe du monde #1
500m – 8 1500m – 5 Relay/Relais – 3
World Cup #2 / Coupe du monde #2
1000m – 16 1500m – 9 Relay/Relais – 2
World Cup #3 / Coupe du monde #3
500m – 8 1500m – 14 Relay/Relais – 2
World Cup #4 / Coupe du monde #4
500m – 6 1000m – 40 1500m – 26 Relay/Relais – 1
Olympic Team Selection / Sélection d’équipe olympique
500m – 1 1000m – 1 1500m – 3
2008-09
World Short Track Championships / Championnat du monde courte piste
Overall/Au total – 6 500m – 3 1000m – 5 1500m – 9 3000m – 7
World Team Championship / Championnat du monde par équipe
Overall/Au total – 2
World Cup Classification / Classement Coupe du monde
500m – 15 1000m – 21 1500m – 8
World Cup #1 / Coupe du monde #1
1500m – 21 1500m(2) – 7 Relay/Relais – 3
World Cup #2 / Coupe du monde #2
1500m – 20 500m – 16 Relay/Relais – 2
World Cup #3 / Coupe du monde #3
1500m – 2 500m(2) – 1 Relay/Relais – 2
World Cup #4 / Coupe du monde #4
1000m – 19 1500m(2) – 3 Relay/Relais – 1
World Cup #5 / Coupe du monde #5
1000m – 4 500m – 15 Relay/Relais – 1
Fall World Cup Selection / Sélection Coupe du monde automne
500m – 1 1000m – 5 1500m – 2
Canadian Open Championship / Championnat canadien ouvert
Overall/Au total – 3 500m – 3 1000m – 4 1500m – 2
National Ranking / Classement Canadien – 2
2007-08
Missed most of the season due to injury / A raté la majeure partie de la saison pour cause de blessure
National Team Selections #3 / Sélection équipe nationale #3
Overall/Au total - 9 500m - 13 1000m - 9 1500m - 6
2006-07
World Short Track Championships / Championnats du monde courte piste
Overall/Au total – 10 500m – 8 1000m – 15 1500m – 5 Relay/Relais – 2
World Team Championships / Championnats du monde par équipe
Overall/Au total – 1
World Cup #1 / Coupe du monde #1
500m – 2 1000m – 4 Relay/Relais – 2
World Cup #2 / Coupe du monde #2
500m – 13 1000m – 3 Relay/Relais – 1
World Cup #3 / Coupe du monde #3
500m – 2
World Cup #4 / Coupe du monde #4
500m – 1 1500m – 6 Relay/Relais – 2
World Cup #6/Coupe du monde 6
500m – 1 1500m – 3
National Team Selections # 1 / Sélection équipe nationale #1
Overall – 3 500m – 20 1000m – 1 1500m - 2
Canadian Open Championships / Championnat canadien ouvert
500m – 4 1000m – 2 1500m – 13
Canadian ranking – 2
2005-06
Alta Valtellina (Italy/Italie)
Overall/au total – 3 1000m – 2 1500m – 1 3000m – 5 Relay/Relais – 2
Olympic Trials / Essais olympiques
Overall/au total – 9
Canadian ranking / Classement canadien – 6
2004-05
Canadian ranking / Classement canadien – 9
2002-03
Canada Winter Games / Jeux d’hiver du Canada
500m – 2 1000m – 2 3000m – 1 Relay/Relais – 1
2001-02
World Junior Championships / Championnat du monde junior
Overall/au total – 12 Relay/Relais – 2
CODA Invitational / Rencontre CODA
1000m – 1
