Lucas Makowsky

{{Short description|Canadian speed skater}}

{{Infobox speed skater

|name = Lucas Makowsky

|image = Lucas Makowsky 2014-06-06.jpg

|caption = Makowsky in Calgary (2014)

|country = {{CAN}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|30}}

|birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan

|height = {{height|m=1.80}}

|weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

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|worldcup =

|worldchamp =

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Sport|Men's speed skating}}

{{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2010 Vancouver|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Inzell|Team pursuit}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Inzell|1500 m}}

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Lucas Makowsky (born May 30, 1987) 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.[http://www.speedskating.ca/athlete-bios-long-track.cfm?memberID=6057&teamID=67 Profile at Speed Skating Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321065350/http://www.speedskating.ca/athlete-bios-long-track.cfm?memberID=6057&teamID=67 |date=2009-03-21 }}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/speed-skating/news/newsid=53783.html|title=Canada wins team pursuit gold |author=Celia, Danny|publisher=CTV Olympics|date=2010-02-27|accessdate=2010-02-27}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/lucas-makowsky/ | title=Lucas Makowsky | date=18 September 2011 |website=olympic.ca}}{{cite Sports-Reference}}