Steven Elm (born August 12, 1975 in
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. ...
) is a
Canadian
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speed skater
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from
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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.
Elm has been to three Olympics, and in the
2006 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's pursuit team. He formerly held the world record in the 3000 m from 2000 to 2001. He also broke the world record in the team pursuit, along with
Arne Dankers
Arne Dankers (born June 1, 1980) is a Canadian speed skater.
Background
Dankers was born to Peter Dankers and Marja Verhoef, who are both Dutch. The family moved to Canada when he was two years old. Dankers graduated from the University of Calga ...
and
Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. He is an Olympic champion as a member of Canada's men's team pursuit, an event which he also won silver in at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Morr ...
in 2007.
Records
Personal records
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[
]
References
External links
Steven Elm at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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1975 births
Living people
Canadian male speed skaters
World record setters in speed skating
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in speed skating
Olympic silver medalists for Canada
Speed skaters from Calgary
Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta
Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
21st-century Canadian people