About Olivier Jean
Olivier Jean (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje ʒɑ̃]; born March 15, 1984) is a Canadian speed skater. A three-time Olympian in both short and long track speed skating, he won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the men's 5000 m relay. Initially a short track speed skater, racing internationally from 2002 to 2015, he switched to long track speed skating, competing internationally from 2015 to 2018. Jean competed at his second Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi in short track speed skating, and for his third Olympic appearance, switched to long track speed skating, competing in the mass start in 2018 in Pyeongchang. At the 2012 World Championships Jean won gold in the 500 m, he followed this with a gold medal in the men's relay final where he skated the anchor leg. On February 26, he won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay along with Charles Hamelin, François Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay and Guillaume Bastille.
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