Pascal Dion

{{Short description|Canadian short-track speed skater (born 1994)}}

{{Infobox speed skater

| name = Pascal Dion

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| nationality = Canadian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|8}}

| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec

| height = 1.72 m

| weight = 69 kg

| country = Canada

| sport = Short track speed skating

| club =

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Pascal Dion (born December 22, 1994) is a Canadian former short-track speed skater and Olympic gold medalist.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/pascal-dion/ |title=Pascal Dion|website=olympic.ca/ |date=August 30, 2017 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=November 26, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-two-time-olympic-medallist-pascal-dion-retires-from-canadas-short/ |title=Two-time Olympic medallist Pascal Dion retires from Canada's short-track speedskating team|newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 19, 2024 |access-date=June 21, 2024}}

Career

=2015=

Dion competed at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, where he finished in fourth place in the 1,500 m event.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/the-canadian-womens-relay-collects-bronze-to-conclude-the-short-track-speed-skating-competition-at-the-2015-winter-universiade-in-spain|title=The Canadian women's relay collects bronze to conclude the short track speed skating competition at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Spain|date=February 13, 2016|website=oua.ca/ |publisher=Speed Skating Canada|access-date=November 26, 2016}}

=2016=

As part of the 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Dion won his first medal as part of the 5,000 m relay team.

=2017=

Dion was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team in August 2017.{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/2017/08/30/10-short-track-speed-skaters-nominated-to-team-canada-for-pyeongchang-2018/|title=10 short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018|last= Nichols|first=Paula|date=August 30, 2017|website=olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=November 16, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/three-time-olympic-gold-medallist-hamelin-lead-canadas-2018-short-track-team/|title=Gold medallist Hamelin to lead Canada's 2018 short-track team|date=August 30, 2017|website=sportsnet.ca/|publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=November 16, 2017}} This marked his Olympic debut. Dion would win the bronze medal as part of the 5000 m relay team.

=2022=

On January 17, 2022, Dion was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|last=Nichols|first=Paula|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/18/ten-short-track-speed-skaters-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/|website=olympic.ca|title=Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=January 18, 2022|accessdate=January 18, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Dan|date=January 18, 2022|title=Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/olympics/plenty-of-medal-potential-on-canadas-short-track-speed-skating-team-headed-for-beijing|newspaper=Toronto Sun|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=January 18, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/speed-skating/canada-short-track-team-speed-skating-beijng-olympics-1.6319095|title=3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team|date=January 18, 2022|website=cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=January 18, 2022}} Dion won a gold medal as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.{{cite web|last=Nichols|first=Paula|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/02/16/gold-for-canada-in-mens-5000m-short-track-relay-is-6th-olympic-medal-of-hamelins-career/|website=olympic.ca|title=Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=February 16, 2022|accessdate=February 16, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/canada-wins-olympic-short-track-relay-gold-hamelin-ties-record/|title=Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record|date=February 16, 2022|website=sportsnet.ca|publisher=Sportsnet|access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{cite news|last=D'Andrea|first=Aaron|date=February 16, 2022|title=Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8623726/canada-gold-speed-skating-relay-beijing-olympics/|work=Global News|location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada|access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Harrison|first=Doug|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/short-track-speed-skating/olympics-short-track-speed-skating-canada-beijng-olympics-day-12-1.6347895|title=Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race|date=February 16, 2022|website=cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=February 16, 2022}} Later in the season, Dion would win his first individual World Championships medal, a silver in the 1500 m.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/short-track-speed-skating/short-track-worlds-2022-recap-april-9-1.6414608|title=Boutin, Dion claim 1,500m silver at short track worlds in Montreal|date=April 9, 2022|website=cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=April 9, 2022}}