Maxime Laoun
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| Born | (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short-track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maxime Laoun (born August 12, 1996) is a Canadian short-track speed skater.[1]
Junior
Laoun first represented Canada on the international stage at the 2014 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships and competed for Canada at the 2015 and 2016 editions. Laoun's top placement came in 2016 when he finished fourth in the 500 metres event.[1][2][3]
Senior
Laoun made his World Cup debut in 2018, helping Canada to a bronze medal in the 5000 metres relay at the Salt Lake City stop.[1]
In November 2019, Laoun was injured, suffering a triple fracture to his tibia and fibula, and underwent three surgeries and rehab to return to training in May 2020.[4]
On January 18, 2022, Laoun was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7][8] Laoun won a gold medal as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.[9][10][11][12]
On December 17, 2025, Laoun was named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team.[13][14][15]
References
- 1 2 3 "Maxime Laoun". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Steven Dubois Wins Bronze in 500m at World Junior Short Track Championships". speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. January 30, 2016. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Canada's Dubois wins short-track bronze". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Maxime Laoun – La course la plus difficile de ma vie" [Maxime Laoun – The most difficult race of my life]. Radio Canada (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 11, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ↑ Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ Nichols, Paula (February 16, 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ D'Andrea, Aaron (February 16, 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ Harrison, Doug (February 16, 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Dandjinou headlines Canada's short track speedskating team for Milan Cortina Olympics". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Canadian Olympic short track speed skating team announced for Milano Cortina 2026" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Dandjinou, Sarault headline Canada's strong Olympic short track team for Milano Cortina". CBC Sports. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
External links
- Maxime Laoun at the International Skating Union (archived former page)
- Maxime Laoun at Speed Skating Canada
- Maxime Laoun at Team Canada
- Maxime Laoun at Milano Cortina 2026
- Maxime Laoun at Olympics.com
- Maxime Laoun at Olympedia
- Maxime Laoun at InterSportStats
- Maxime Laoun on Instagram
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