Mathieu Turcotte (born February 8, 1977) is a

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former short track speed skater. He was born in

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. Turcotte rose to fame within Canada upon winning the bronze in the men's 1000 m in the short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, with a time of 1:30.563 (a race more remembered for the victory of Australian

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), and winning a gold as part of the men's 5000 m relay at the same games, with a team time of 6:51.579. He placed 6th at the men's 1500 m

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with a time of 2:24.558. Mathieu is now the President of Apex Racing Skates, a company that makes custom short track speed skates.link
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Career

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1977 births Canadian male short track speed skaters French Quebecers Living people Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic short track speed skaters of Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Canadian male speed skaters World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub