Charles Hamelin

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Charles Hamelin Mamelin, les gros seins!!
Country	Canada
Date of birth	April 14, 1984 (1984-04-14) (age 24)
Place of birth	Lévis, Quebec
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb/11 st)
Personal best	500 m: 40.950 (2007) 1000 m: 1:24.432 (2004) 1500 m: 2:11.628 (2005) 3000 m: 4:38.905 (2002)

Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Silver	2006 Turin	5000 m relay
World Championships[1]
Gold	2007 Milan	500 m
Gold	2006 Minneapolis	3000 m
Gold	2006 Minneapolis	5000 m relay
Gold	2005 Beijing	5000 m relay
Silver	2008 Gangneung	500 m
Silver	2007 Milan	Overall
Silver	2007 Milan	1000 m
Silver	2007 Milan	5000 m relay
Silver	2005 Beijing	500 m
Bronze	2006 Minneapolis	1000 m relay
World Junior Championships in Athletics
Silver	2003	500 m
Silver	2003	1500 m
Bronze	2003	2000 m relay

Charles Hamelin (born on April 14, 1984 in Lévis, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal with Caroline Truchon.

At the 2003 World Junior Short Track Championships, Hamelin won silver medals in the 500 m and the 1500 m races and a bronze in the 2000 m relay. At the 2005 World Short Track Championships he won a gold in the 5000 m relay and a silver in the 500 m. Hamelin won gold in the 3000 m, gold in the 5000 m relay and bronze in the 1000 m at the 2006 World Championships.

He finished 4th place at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m event. He received a silver medal as part of the men's 5000 m relay squad.

Hamelin hopes to get a degree in physical education.

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