Gilmore Junio
 Junio in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1990 Calgary, Alberta,Canada |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Gilmore Junio(born August 6, 1990), also known as Gimoy, is a CanadianspeedskaterfromCalgary.He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. A three-time Olympian,[1]Junio competed at the2014 Olympic Games in Sochi,2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang,and2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Career[edit]
Junio won his firstISU World Cupevent when he tied for the victory at the event inSalt Lake Cityduring the2013–14 season.[2]He qualified for both the 500 m and 1,000 m at the2014 Winter Olympics.After finishing in 10th place in the 500 m, Junio gave up his spot to Canadian teammateDenny Morrison,who went on to win the silver medal in the 1,000 m. After the race, he said, "I called it, so it feels good to be a prophet. A lot of kudos goes to this guy [Morrison] because he made it happen."[3]Following his victory, Morrison started an on-line drive to nominate Gilmore as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. Junio was awarded an honorarycrowd-fundedbronze medal by the Canadian public for his actions.[4][5]
2018 Winter Olympics[edit]
Junio qualified to compete forCanada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Gilmore Junio - Team Canada".Canadian Olympic Committee.COC.RetrievedFebruary 20,2022.
- ^"Gilmore Junio wins speed skating gold in Salt Lake City".CBC Sports.November 15, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 9,2014.
- ^Dean Campbell (February 12, 2014)."Should Gilmore Junio be Canada's closing ceremony flag-bearer?".CBC Sports.
- ^"Gilmore Junio wants to be more than the guy who surrendered Olympic spot - CBC Sports".RetrievedAugust 22,2018.
- ^"Gilmore Junio awarded crowd-funded medal for selfless gesture in Sochi".The Globe and Mail.RetrievedAugust 22,2018.
- ^Harrison, Doug (January 10, 2018)."Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin front Canada's Olympic long track team".cbc.ca/sports/.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC).RetrievedJanuary 11,2018.
- ^Spencer, Donna (January 10, 2018)."Speed skater Denny Morrison and 'guardian angel' wife both headed to Olympics".Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The Canadian Press.RetrievedJanuary 11,2018.
- ^"Canadian long track speed skating team named for PyeongChang 2018".speedskating.ca/.Speed Skating Canada.January 10, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon January 11, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 11,2018.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Canadian male speed skaters
- Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters for Canada
- Speed skaters from Calgary
- Canadian sportspeople of Filipino descent
- 21st-century Canadian people