Sylvie Daigle

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Sylvie Daigle (born December 1, 1962 in Sherbrooke , Québec ) is a former Canadian speed skater who achieved her greatest success on the short track .

On the long track, Sylvie Daigle was 19th on the 500-meter course at the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid. Four years later, in 1984 in Sarajevo, she competed three times, the best place being 20th on the 500-meter course.

Sylvie Daigle was considerably more successful on the short course. She became world champion in the four-way battle in 1979 and 1983. In 1988, 1989 and 1990 she won the four-way battle three times in a row. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, short track was included as a demonstration competition. Daigle won the 1500 meters, was second in the 1000 meters and 3000 meters and fourth in the 500 meters. She was third in the season.

After the short track competitions in 1988 had been very well received not only by local Canadian audiences, but also by television audiences, especially in Japan, the 1992 Albertville short track officially featured on the Olympic program for the first time. For the women, the 500 meter competition and the relay over 3000 meters were included. Sylvie Daigle crashed on the individual run in the preliminary run and was only 18th in the overall standings. The Canadian season with the cast Angela Cutrone , Annie Perrault , Nathalie Lambert and Sylvie Daigle won gold before the seasons from the USA and the CIS.

At the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, three short track competitions were on the program for women. The 1000 meter route was added to the two routes from 1992. Daigle was tenth over 500 meters and seventh over 1000 meters. With the relay she won the silver medal behind the team from South Korea.

After the Olympic Games in 1994, Sylvie Daigle retired from competitive sports. In 1998 she graduated from the University of Montréal with a degree in medicine.

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Olympic Winter Games. Chamonix 1924 - Lillehammer 1994. The Chronicle. 2nd expanded edition. Sportverlag, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-328-00631-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Daigle, Sylvie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian speed skater and short tracker
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Sherbrooke , Quebec