Tyson Heung

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Tyson Heung Short track
nation CanadaCanada Canada Germany
GermanyGermany 
birthday 17th May 1979
place of birth Brampton ,  Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 79 kg
Career
society Ice skating club Dresden
status active
Medal table
EM medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
ISU European Short Track Championships
silver 2010 Dresden Season
Placements in the Short Track World Cup
 500 m world cup 1st (2006/07)
last change: January 25, 2010

Tyson Heung (born May 17, 1979 in Brampton ) is a Canadian-German short tracker .

The native Canadian received German citizenship in early 2005. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , he started over 500 and 1500 m as well as with the relay. Over 500 m he was eliminated in the preliminary run and was ranked 16th in the end, even over 1500 m he could not reach the final and came in 17th place in the end. With the season, consisting of him, Thomas Bauer , André Hartwig , Arian Nachbar and Sebastian Praus , he came in 7th place in the end. In the 2006/07 season he won the overall World Cup over 500 m and was the first German to achieve such a success in the short track.

At the European Short Track Championships 2010 in Dresden , he was eliminated from the 1000 m as third. With the relay, consisting of himself, Sebastian Praus , Paul Herrmann and Robert Seifert , he won the silver medal over 5000 m.

Heung starts for EV Dresden .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short track EM 2010: Controversial disqualifications . www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ Short track EM 2010: Gold and Silver for German relay teams . www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Heung, Tyson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian-German short tracker
DATE OF BIRTH 17th May 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Brampton