François-Louis Tremblay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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short track speed skater
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Place of Birth: Alma, Quebec, Canada
About François-Louis Tremblay
- François-Louis Tremblay (born November 13, 1980, in Alma, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medallist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics. François-Louis Tremblay is one of only three Canadian men to win 5 medals at the Winter Olympic games, the other men being Marc Gagnon.
- At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, and Charles Hamelin.
- Tremblay was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning 5,000-meter relay team.
- In Turin, Italy, at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, he won two silver medals.
- He won an individual medal by finishing second in the men's 500-meter race and also took part in the men's 5,000-meter relay that finished second behind the South Korean team.
- He added a bronze medal in the 500 m and gold medal in the 5000 m relay in 2010. Tremblay was a two-time world champion at 500 meters, having won back-to-back titles at the 2005 World Short Track Championships in Beijing and again at the 2006 World Short Track Championships in Minneapolis.
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