Gaétan Boucher
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Gaétan Boucher (born 10 May 1958 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a former speedskater from Canada.
A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada'a outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century. In 1983, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1984. In 1985, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
Boucher held the Canadian record for most medals won at a single Olympics with 3, from the 1984 Winter Olympics. This was surpassed by Cindy Klassen at the 2006 Winter Olympics with 5. He was World Sprint Champion in 1984.
Boucher was also Canadian Superstars champion in 1981.
Over the course of his speedskating career, Boucher set 2 worlds records.
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| Olympic Champions in Men's 1,000 m Speed Skating |
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| 1976: Peter Mueller | 1980: Eric Heiden | 1984: Gaétan Boucher | 1988: Nikolay Gulyayev | 1992: Olaf Zinke | 1994: Dan Jansen | 1998: Ids Postma | 2002: Gerard van Velde | 2006: Shani Davis |
| Olympic Champions in Men's 1,500 m Speed Skating |
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| 1924: Clas Thunberg | 1928: Clas Thunberg | 1932: Jack Shea | 1936: Charles Mathiesen | 1948: Sverre Farstad | 1952: Hjalmar Andersen | 1956: Yevgeny Grishin / Yuri Mikhaylov | 1960: Roald Aas / Yevgeny Grishin | 1964: Ants Antson | 1968: Kees Verkerk | 1972: Ard Schenk | 1976: Jan Egil Storholt | 1980: Eric Heiden | 1984: Gaétan Boucher | 1988: André Hoffmann | 1992: Johann Olav Koss | 1994: Johann Olav Koss | 1998: Ådne Søndrål | 2002: Derek Parra | 2006: Enrico Fabris |
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