Vincent De Haître
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 16, 1994 (age 22) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Residence | Alberta, Calgary |
| Education | University of Calgary |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)[1] |
| Website | http://www.vincentdehaitre.com/ |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Sport |
Speed skating Track cycling |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
Vincent De Haître (born June 16, 1994, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian dual sport athlete competing as both a speed skater and track cyclist who has been in sport since 2000.[2]
Career
Speed skating
De Haître started out in speed skating competing in the Gloucester Concordes speed skating club. He looked up to fellow Olympian and Gloucester teammate Ivanie Blondin who would sometime compete at the club in her national attire to which De Haître looked at as inspiration.[3]
His on ice success in short track speed skater began when he won a silver medal in the 3000 m relay at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[4] He made his World Cup debut in 2013. De Haître qualified to compete for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, by winning the 1000 m event at the Canadian speed skating trials and finishing third in the 1500 m. Along with the 500 m race he set three personal bests by a significant margin to qualify.[5][6] De Haître was the youngest speed skater for team Canada at those games and surprised himself by qualifying, he said that he was looking at 2018 and not Sochi.[3]
Cycling
As a junior he raced for the Ottawa Bicycle Club's Junior Team in both road and track disciplines coached by Don Moxley, a team which produced several provincially and nationally successful junior cyclists. On the track he won the 1 km time trial at the 2013 Canadian Track Championships over Zachary Bell.[1][7]
Personal
He used to attend Béatrice-Desloges, a catholic French art high school during his 9th to 12th grade. He currently attends the University of Calgary where he is pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree.[2] His hometown is Cumberland, Ontario.
Personal records
| Distance | Nation | City | Date | Time[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meters | Canada | Calgary | October 23, 2015 | 35.02 |
| 1000 meters |  United States | Salt Lake | November 21, 2015 | 1:07.45 |
| 1500 meters | United States | Salt Lake | November 20, 2015 | 1:44.55 |
| 3000 meters | Canada | Calgary | March 6, 2013 | 3:55.94 |
| 5000 meters | Canada | Calgary | November 18, 2012 | 7:03.93 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- 1 2 "Speed Skating – Biographies – Vincent De Haître". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- 1 2 "Ottawa-raised speed skaters qualify for 1st Olympics together". CBC Sports. January 29, 2014.
- ↑ Speed Skating Short Track – 3000m Relay Male
- ↑ Speedskater Vincent De Haître hurries Olympic plan
- ↑ Speed skater Vincent De Haître qualifies for Olympics
- ↑ "De Haître, 19, qualifies for Olympics ahead of schedule in long-track speedskating". Ottawa Citizen. January 26, 2014.
- ↑ Vincent De Haître at speedskatingresults.com