Éric Bédard

{{short description|Canadian short-track speed skater}}

{{About|the speed skater|the Major League Baseball pitcher|Érik Bédard}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 17, 1976}}

| birth_place = Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Canada

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{{MedalSport | Men's short track speed skating}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1998 Nagano |5000 m relay}}

{{MedalGold| 2002 Salt Lake City |5000 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver| 2006 Turin |5000 m relay}}

{{MedalBronze| 1998 Nagano |1000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Vienna|5000 m relay}}

{{MedalGold|2000 Sheffield|500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2000 Sheffield|Overall}}

{{MedalSilver|2000 Sheffield|1500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2001 Jeonju|5000 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Montréal|5000 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Warsaw|5000 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1998 Vienna|500 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Sofia|5000 m relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Montréal|1000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Team Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Bormio|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2000 The Hague|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Nobeyama|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2003 Sofia|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Chuncheon|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1999 St. Louis|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Milwaukee|Team}}

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Éric Bédard (born December 17, 1976, in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater who has won 4 Olympic medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). He participated in three individual events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished fourth in the 500 meters. He also led a team into the 5000 meter relay, winning the silver medal. He has been a longtime member of Canada's short track team and has won four medals in three Olympic games: bronze in the 1,000 meters in Nagano, and two golds and a silver in the 5,000 meter relay. He has also had a lot of success at the World Championships, capturing 10 medals, including three golds (5,000 m relay in 2005 and 1998 and 500 m in 2000).

Bédard was national squad coach of Germany from 2008 until 2010.http://shorttrack.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/wie-eric-bedard-ein-%C2%BBitaliener%C2%AB-wurde/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718110125/http://shorttrack.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/wie-eric-bedard-ein-%C2%BBitaliener%C2%AB-wurde/ |date=2011-07-18 }} Bedard changes to Italy on German Shorttrack Newssite From 2010 until 2014 he coached the Italy national team.https://olympic.ca/team-canada/eric-bedard/ Canadian Olympic Team Official Website From 2018-2020 Bédard coached the Canadian national team.{{cite web | url=https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2018/08/01/ex-olympian-bedard-named-coach-of-canadian-mens-short-track-team/ | title=Ex-Olympian Bedard named coach of Canadian men's short-track team }} Since 2020, Bédard has worked for Nagano Skate.{{cite web | url=https://naganoskate.com/en/pages/about-us | title=About Us }}