Lucas Makowsky
Makowsky in Calgary (2014)
Personal information
Born (1987-05-30) May 30, 1987
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sport
Country Canada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverTeam pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 InzellTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2011 Inzell1500 m

Lucas Makowsky (born May 30, 1987 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000 m and 10000 m for the 2008–09 season.[1] In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French and Ukrainian.[2]

He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m, 5000 m, and team pursuit. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux.[3] He also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi with Giroux and Morrison, achieving fourth place, losing to Poland in the bronze-medal round. [4]

References

  1. Profile at Speed Skating Canada Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. CTV "Team Canada" Profile
  3. Celia, Danny (2010-02-27). "Canada wins team pursuit gold". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  4. "Lucas Makowsky". 18 September 2011.
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