Denny Morrison

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Denny Morrison Speed ​​skating
Denny Morrison at the 2007 World Cup in Heerenveen
nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday September 8, 1985
place of birth Chetwynd , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 83 kg
Career
status active
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 2 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 2 × gold 6 × silver 3 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 2006 Turin Team tracking
gold 2010 Vancouver Team tracking
silver 2014 Sochi 1000 m
bronze 2014 Sochi 1500 m
ISU Individual distance world championships
silver 2007 Salt Lake City 1000 m
silver 2007 Salt Lake City Team tracking
bronze 2007 Salt Lake City 1500 m
gold 2008 Nagano 1500 m
bronze 2008 Nagano 1000 m
silver 2009 Richmond 1000 m
bronze 2009 Richmond 1500 m
silver 2011 Inzell Team tracking
gold 2012 Heerenveen 1500 m
silver 2015 Heerenveen 1500 m
silver 2015 Heerenveen Team tracking
Placements in the speed skating world cup
 Debut in the World Cup 2003/04
 World Cup victories 15th
 Total toilet 1000 2. ( 2007/08 , 2008/09 )
 Total toilet 1500 1. ( 2014/15 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 1000 meters 8th 10 7th
 1500 meters 2 8th 7th
 Team competition 5 6th 1
last change: March 22, 2015

Denny Morrison (born September 8, 1985 in Chetwynd ) is a Canadian speed skater and Olympic champion from Fort St. John , British Columbia .

At the junior world championships in 2004 and 2005, he finished 4th and at his first senior world championships, he finished 5th.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , he was part of the Canadian Pursuit Team. He won the silver medal with the team and together with the team he holds the current world record. Morrison took 19th place over 1000 m and 11th place over 1500 m.

In the 2005/2006 season he finished 2nd in the overall World Cup over 1500 m.

Personal bests speed skating

distance time date place
500 m 34.85 December 28, 2007 Calgary , Canada
1000 m 1: 07.11 March 7, 2009 Salt Lake City , USA
1,500 m 1: 42.01 March 14, 2008 Calgary , Canada
3,000 m 3: 43.47 October 29, 2005 Calgary , Canada
5,000 m 6: 24.13 January 2, 2006 Calgary , Canada
10,000 m 13: 41.65 December 31, 2007 Calgary , Canada

(As of February 12, 2014)

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personal data
SURNAME Morrison, Denny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Chetwynd, British Columbia