Mathieu Turcotte

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

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

{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada }}

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

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

{{MedalBronze|2002 Salt Lake City| 1000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Bormio|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2000 The Hague|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Nobeyama|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2003 Sofia|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Chuncheon|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Beijing|5000 m relay}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Minneapolis|5000 m relay}}

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

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

{{MedalSilver|2002 Milwaukee|Team}}

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

{{MedalSilver|2004 St. Petersburg|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Montréal|Team}}

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Mathieu Turcotte (born February 8, 1977) is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Turcotte rose to fame within Canada upon winning the bronze in the men's 1000 m in the short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, with a time of 1:30.563 (a race more remembered for the victory of Australian Steven Bradbury), and winning a gold as part of the men's 5000 m relay at the same games, with a team time of 6:51.579.

He placed 6th at the men's 1500 m short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics with a time of 2:24.558.

Mathieu is now the President of Apex Racing Skates, a company that makes custom short track speed skates.[http://www.apexracingskates.com/ link]