Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSCAN13009199401 | |
NOC | Canada | |
Born | 30 Sep 1994 in Lévis | |
Gender | Men |
Residence | Lévis, QC, CAN | |
Occupation | Student | |
Languages | English, French | |
Higher education | Social and Behavioral Science - College Francois-Xavier Garneau: Quebec, QC, CAN |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 35.68 | 20 Oct 2017 | Calgary | |||
1000m | 1:09.50 | 21 Oct 2017 | Calgary | |||
1500m | 1:47.00 | 22 Oct 2017 | Calgary | |||
5000m | 6:48.49 | 04 Jan 2013 | Calgary |
Famous relatives | His mother Ariane Loignon competed in short track. She was part of the Canada team that won gold in the 3000m relay at the 1986 World Championships in Chamonix, France. His father Robert Dubreuil was also an international skater. He finished 14th in the 500m speed skating event at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France. His brother Laurent has represented Canada in speed skating World Cup events, and his younger sister Annabelle is a skater at elite junior level. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Jan 2015; Athlete, 04 Jan 2015; speedskating.ca, 21 Oct 2012) |
Club / Team | Club de Patinage de Vitesse de Levis: Canada |
Hobbies | Watching sport, watching documentaries, golf. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) | |
Injuries | In 2014 he had surgery on both hips. He was unable to skate for four months. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) He had an operation on his shin in 2013 that required an eight-week recovery period. In the same year he broke his right collarbone and was out of action for another eight weeks. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |
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Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing ninth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |
Reason for choosing this sport | "My parents were speed skaters and they wanted me to try the sport. Also, everybody needs to know how to skate in Canada because hockey is the national sport." |
Most influential person in career | His brother Laurent Dubreuil. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) | |
Hero / Idol | US golfer Tiger Woods. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) | |
Ambitions | To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |
Name of coach | Gregor Jelonek, CAN, from 2011 | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried the sport at age four in Levis, QC, Canada. |
Nicknames | Danitch Dughost [a nickname from his training partners that is a combination of the sound of his name and his pale skin colour]. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) | |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Guts and glory." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |