Jamie Macdonald

Jamie Macdonald (born December 22, 1994) is a Canadian short track speed skater.[1]

Jamie Macdonald
Personal information
Born (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994
Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
World Championships
2018 Montreal3000 m relay
Winter Universiade
2015 Granada3000 m relay

Career

2013

Macdonald competed at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy.[1][2]

2015

Macdonald competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, where she won a bronze medal as part of the 3,000 metres relay.[1][3]

2016

As part of the 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Macdonald won her first ever World Cup medal, a silver in the 1000 m event in Dordrecht, Netherlands.[1] Macdonald followed this up with a silver in the 500 m event in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2016–17 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.

2017

Macdonald won a bronze medal in the 500 m event as part of the Dresden World Cup.[1] Macdonald was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team in August 2017. This will mark her Olympic debut.[4][5]

References
  1. "Jamie Macdonald". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "2013 Winter Universiade: Canada sends record delegation of 149 to Trentino". www.oua.ca/. Ontario University Athletics (OUA). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. "The Canadian women's relay collects bronze to conclude the short track speed skating competition at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Spain". www.oua.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. Nichols, Paula (30 August 2017). "10 short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. "Gold medallist Hamelin to lead Canada's 2018 short-track team". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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