Tyson Langelaar

Tyson Langelaar
Personal information
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro2019
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals22nd (Beijing 2022)
Medal record
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Salt Lake City All Around
Silver medal – second place 2017 Helsinki Team Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Helsinki All Around

Tyson Langelaar (born 17 February 1999) is a Canadian long track speed skater who specializes in the 1000m and 1500m distances.

Career

In February 2017, Langelaar won the bronze medal at the 2017 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[1] At the 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Utah, United States he finished second overall behind Allan Dahl Johansson.[2]

In 2019 he turned professional. Langelaar finished fifth in the 1500m race at the 2019–20 ISU World Cup No. 2 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Personal records

Personal records[3]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 35.67 9 March 2018 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m 1:08.77 19 October 2019 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m 1:44.98 4 January 2019 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m 6:28.97 30 November 2018 Olympic Oval, Calgary

References

  1. ^ "Canada wins five medals at world junior long-track speedskating event". CBC News. 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Tyson Langelaar earns silver at the 2018 ISU World Junior Long Track Championships". Speed Skating Canada. 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Tyson Langelaar". speedskatingresults.com.