Derrick Nathan Campbell (born February 18, 1972) is a

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short track speed skater who competed in the

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and in the

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. He was born in

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. In 1994 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 m event he finished sixth and in the 500 m contest he finished eleventh. In the 1000 m contest Campbell was obstructed by the Briton Nicky Gooch, who was disqualified. Campbell got up and thought he finished the race, and was celebrating his bronze medal with a

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reporter live on television when he discovered he hadn't completed the race. He had miscounted and left the track one lap short of the finish line, and was classified as a non-finisher. This meant that

Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian former short track speed skating, short track speed skater. He is a four-time World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three O ...

was a surprise bronze medallist, even though he wasn't even in the A final. Gagnon was first place in the B final so he received the bronze medal. Four years later he won the gold medal with the Canadian team in the 5000 metre relay competition. He was also training Francois Hamelin.

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* 1972 births Living people Canadian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century Canadian sportsmen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub