Heather McLean

Heather McLean (born January 4, 1993) is a Canadian speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Heather McLean
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
World Single Distances Championships
2019 InzellTeam sprint

Career

McLean won her first World Cup medal in November 2015 at the World Cup stop in Calgary when she finished third in the women's team sprint event. In December she won her first medal in a singles event when she finished third in the women's 500 m event in Inzell.[1][2] She is coached by Kevin Crockett.

2018 Winter Olympics

McLean qualified to compete for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3][4][5]

Personal records
Personal records[6]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m37.345 January 2016Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:15.635 January 2016Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m2:01.042 January 2014Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m4:31.6916 February 2013Olympic Oval, Calgary

References
  1. "ISU World Cup Inzell – 4–6 December 2015 – Result 500m Ladies Division A". International Skating Union (ISU). December 6, 2015.
  2. "Canadian speed skater McLean earns bronze for first World Cup medal". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. December 6, 2015.
  3. Harrison, Doug (January 10, 2018). "Ted-Jan Bloemen, Ivanie Blondin front Canada's Olympic long track team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  4. Spencer, Donna (January 10, 2018). "Speed skater Denny Morrison and 'guardian angel' wife both headed to Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  5. "Canadian long track speed skating team named for PyeongChang 2018". www.speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. "Heather McLean". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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