Michel Daignault (born June 25, 1966) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

who competed in the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m ...

and in the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

. He is a two-time Overall World Champion, having won the titles in 1987 (shared) and 1989. He was born in

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, Quebec and is the older brother of Laurent Daignault. In 1988 he competed in the first short track speed skating events at the Olympics when this sport was a

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. He was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished third in the 5000 metre relay competition. He also finished third in the 3000 metres event and second in the 1000 metres contest. In 1992 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the silver medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 m event he finished eighth.

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* * * 1966 births Living people Canadian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Canada Short-track speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Montreal Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub