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Denali Blunden

Australia

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTAUS10310200001
NOCAustralia
Born03 Oct 2000
GenderMen
OccupationStudent
LanguagesEnglish, Korean
ResidenceKorea
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 44.657 11 Dec 2016 Shanghai  
    1000m 1:29.113 29 Jan 2017 Innsbruck  
    1500m 2:20.326 05 Feb 2017 Dresden  
    3000m 5:08.090 10 Dec 2017 Melbourne  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamSydney Arrows Ice Racing Club: Australia  
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHis brother Keanu has represented Australia in short track. He placed 26th in the 500m at the 2016 World Cup event in Gangneung, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2017; australianiceracing.org, 30 Sep 2016)  
Awards and honoursHe won the Endeavour Award at the 2013 Australian Ice Racing Awards. (australianiceracing.org, 03 Sep 2013)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Train hard, race easy." (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)  
InjuriesHe sprained his right ankle on four occasions between starting out in short track and January 2017. (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"I like the speed."  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolKorean short track skater Sung Si-Bak. (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up short track in Australia.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/denali.blunden  
twitter.com/denali_skat3s  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2017/2018 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay6  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay9  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay12  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay12  
    2015/2016 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay13  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 1500m26  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships Overall31  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 1000m38  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 500m39  
    2015/2016 World Junior Championships Overall49  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 1000m55  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 500m64  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2016/2017 Dresden 5000m Relay16  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 1500m37  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 500m41  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1500m42  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1000m52  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m111  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m130  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m158