Benjamin Donnelly

Benjamin Donnelly
Personal information
Born (1996-08-22) August 22, 1996 (age 30)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal bests35.87=500 m
1.09:69=1,000 m
1.45:10=1,500 m
3.45:45=3,000 m
6.16.60=5,000 m
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 ChangchunOverall
Gold medal – first place2016 Changchun1000 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Changchun5000 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Changchun1500 m
Silver medal – second place2016 ChangchunTeam Pursuit

Benjamin Donnelly (born August 22, 1996) is a Canadian speed skater. Donnelly was born in Ajax, but his hometown is the neighbouring city of Oshawa.

Career

Junior

During the 2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships held in Changchun, China, Donnelly won 5 medals (three gold). Donnelly won two individual gold medals, a silver in the team pursuit and 1500m and the overall title.

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Donnelly was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.

References

  1. ↑ Benjamin Donnelly Speed skating results
  2. 1 2 "Ben Donnelly | Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ben Donnelly is crowned 2016 World Junior Champion". www.speedskating.ca. Speed Skating Canada. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Doug (10 January 2018). "Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin front Canada's Olympic long track team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Donna (10 January 2018). "Speed skater Denny Morrison and 'guardian angel' wife both headed to Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Canadian long track speed skating team named for PyeongChang 2018". www.speedskating.ca. Speed Skating Canada. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.