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Renée Marie Steenge

Canada

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTCAN20710199801
NOCCanada
Born07 Oct 1998 in Etobicoke 
GenderWomen
Higher educationCivil Engineering - McGill University: Montreal, QC, CAN
ResidenceMontreal, QC, CAN
OccupationAthlete, Student
LanguagesEnglish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 42.953 11 Feb 2024 Dresden  
    1000m 1:29.389 04 Feb 2023 Dresden  
    1500m 2:24.721 09 Dec 2022 Almaty  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Championships
Event  
World Championships
    3000m Relay     2  
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHer cousin Joshua Palmer is an American football player who was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round [77th overall pick] of the 2021 NFL Draft. (Athlete, 16 Dec 2023; chargers.com, 30 Apr 2021; thestar.com, 01 Mar 2021)  
Hero / IdolCanadian speed skater and short track skater Valerie Maltais. (cg2015.gems.pro, 01 Jun 2015)  
Awards and honoursIn 2013 she was named Female Skater of the Year by the Ontario Speed Skating Association in Canada. (bramptonguardian.com, 08 Jun 2013)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up the sport at age nine at the Brampton Ontario Speed Skating [BOSS] club in Canada.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/renee.steenge  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamBrampton Ontario Speed Skating [BOSS]: Canada  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementPlacing second in the women's 3000m relay on her World Cup debut in 2022 in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 16 Dec 2023, 09 Feb 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachMarc Gagnon [national], CAN  
Reason for choosing this sport"I always liked the feeling of gliding. Once I felt it, I wanted to keep getting it and keep training. I loved hearing the sounds from the ice and the rhythm of skating."  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesPlaying ultimate frisbee, building house models. (Athlete, 16 Dec 2023)  
AmbitionsTo win gold in the 3000m relay at the world championships. (Athlete, 16 Dec 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2022/2023 Four Continents Championships 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 World Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 World Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2022/2023 Four Continents Championships 2000m Relay3  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay4  
    2023/2024 World Championships 1500m13  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships Overall15  
    2022/2023 World Championships 500m27  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 Montreal, QC 3000m Relay1  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 3000m Relay1  
    2022/2023 Almaty 3000m Relay1  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 2000m Relay2  
    2023/2024 Dresden 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Dresden 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Montreal, QC 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Almaty 3000m Relay2  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 3000m Relay4  
    2022/2023 Dresden 2000m Relay4  
    2022/2023 Almaty 2000m Relay5  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 2000m Relay5  
    2023/2024 Dresden 2000m Relay7  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1000m7  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1500m8  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m9  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1500m9  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1500m9  
    2023/2024 Dresden 500m10  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 1500m10  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 500m11  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m12  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m16  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m16  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m17  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m18  
    2023/2024 Dresden 1000m19  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m20  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Overall21  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Overall22  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1500m29  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m30  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m39