Hamelin, Charles
International senior seasons: 2003-...
Personal sponsors: PwC, P&G, Oakley, Red Bull, and Dk Spec
2017-2018
-Won its first-ever World Championships title after gold medals in the 1000m and 15000m at the World Championships. He also won a silver medal in the men's relay
-Won its fifth Olympic medals with a bronze in the men's relay at the 2018 Olympic Games
-Broke the 1000m Olympic Record with a time of 2:23.407 during the heats
2016-2017
-Won the bronze medal in the 1000m at the World Championships
2015-2016
-1000m World Champion and vice champion in the overall ranking at the World Championships
-Won six gold medals in five World Cups
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2014-2015
-Won a silver medal in the 1000m and a bronze medal in the 1500m at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2013-2014
-Won a gold medal in the 1500m at the 2014 Olympic Games
-Won a gold medal in the 1500m and a bronze medal in the 500m while finishing third overall at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2012-2013
-Won bronze medals in the 1000m, 1500m and 3000m and in the relay event and finished third overall at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2011-2012
-Won a gold medal in the relay event, a silver medal in the 500m and a bronze medal in the 1000m at the World Championships
2010-2011
-Won a gold medal in the relay event and silver medals in the 1000m and 1500m at the World Championships while taking the second position overall
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2009-2010
-Won gold medals in the 500m and in the relay event at the 2010 Olympic Games
-Finished 4th in the 500m and 3000m at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2008-2009
-Won a gold medal in the 500m and a bronze medal in the 3000m at the World Championships
-Broke the 1000m World Record in January 2009 with a time of 1:23.454. This mark have been broke on October 21, 2012
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2007-2008
-Won silver medals in the 500m and in the relay event at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2006-2007
-Won a gold medal in the 500m and silver medals in the 1000m and in the relay event at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2005-2006
-Won a silver medal in the relay event while finishing 4th in the 1500m at the 2006 Olympic Games
-Won gold medals in the 3000m and in the relay event and a bronze medal in the 1000m at the World Championships
2004-2005
-Won a gold medal in the relay event and a silver medal in the 500m at the World Championships
-Named Male Short Track Athlete of the Year by Speed Skating Canada
2003-2004
-Competed in his first-ever World Championships (4th in the relay event)
-Competed in his first-ever World Cup (World Cup #5) where he won a silver medal in the relay event. He won his first-ever individual World Cup medal at World Cup #6, a bronze medal in the 1000m
2002-2003
-Won two silver medals (500m and 1500m) and a bronze medal in the relay event at the World Junior Championships
-Won a gold medal in the relay event and broke the 1000m Short Track Canada Games record with a time of 1:28.45 at the 2003 Canada Games (record broken at the 2015 Canada Games)
2001-2002
-Won a silver medal in the relay event at the World Junior Championships
1993-1994
-Started speed skating at the age of 10
Other facts
His brother François was also a member of the national team and father Yves was the SSC’s short track program director and is the director of the Calgary Olympic Oval ... In his free time, he enjoys movies ...
2018-2019
Event | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 3000m | Relay | Overall |
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World Cup 6 - Torino (ITA) | 53 (PEN in Heats) | 19 (PEN in SF) | 9 (3 in QF) | |||
World Cup 5 - Dresden (GER) | 5 (5 in FA) | SILVER | GOLD | |||
World Cup 3 - Almaty (KAZ) | 18 (5 in QF) | 9 (2 in FB) |
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World Cup 2 - Salt Lake (USA) | 5 (5 in FA)
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World Cup 1 - Calgary (CAN) | 45 (PEN in Heats) | 28 (PEN in RepSF) |
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2017-2018
| Event | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 3000m | Relay | Overall |
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| National Rankings | 2 | |||||
| World Championships | 5 (1: FB) | GOLD (1: FA) | GOLD (1: FA) | 4 | SILVER (2: FA) | 1 |
| Olympic Games - PyeongChang (KOR) | 29 (PEN:: H) | 9 (PEN: 1/2) | 9 (PEN: FA) | BRONZE (3: FA) | ||
| World Cup Rankings | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||
| World Cup #4 - Seoul (KOR) | 34 (PEN: H) | 9 (5: 1/2) | GOLD (1: FA) | 11 (3: H) | ||
| World Cup #3 - Shanghai (CHN) | 4 (4: FA) | 8 (PEN: FB) | 36 (6: H) | BRONZE (3: FA) | ||
| World Cup #2 - Dordrecht (NED) | 20 (PEN: 1/4) | 5 (1: FB) | BRONZE (3: FA) | GOLD (1: FA) | ||
| World Cup #1 - Budapest (HUN) | 17 (5: 1/4) | 9 (5: 1/2) | 19 (PEN: 1/2) | GOLD (1: FA) | ||
| 2018 Short Track Team Selections | 2, 2, 7 | 3, 8, 1 | 2, 1, 2 | 2 |
2016-2017
| Event | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 3000m | Relay | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rankings | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| World Championships | 11 (3: 1/4) | BRONZE (3: FA) | 11 (3: FB) | 6 | 5 (1: FB) | 8 |
| World Cup Rankings | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | ||
| World Cup #5 - Dresden (GER) | 4 (4: FA) | GOLD (1) (1: FA) | 5 (1: FB) | |||
| Canadian Senior Championships | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| World Cup #4 - Gangneung | GOLD (2) (1: FA) | 22 (8: 1/2) | SILVER (2: FA) | |||
| World Cup #3 - Shanghai | 20 (PEN: 1/4) | 19 (5: 1/4) | 9 (3: Heats) | |||
| World Cup #2 - Salt Lake City | BRONZE (3 : FA) | 7 (1) (7 : FA) | 4 (4 : FA) | |||
| World Cup #1 - Calgary | 19 (1) (Fall : 1/4) | 23 (PEN : 1/4) | 4 (4 : FA) | |||
| Fall World Cup Selections | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015-2016 | ||||||
| National Ranking | 1 | |||||
| World Championships | 28 (Heats) | GOLD | 7 (PEN: FA) | 3 | SILVER | SILVER |
| Final Rankings - World Cups | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
| World Cup #5 - Dresden | GOLD (1: FA) | GOLD (1: FA) | SILVER (2: FA) | |||
| Canadian Senior Championships | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| World Cup #4 - Shanghai | GOLD (1) (7 : 1/2) | BRONZE (3 : FA) | ||||
| World Cup #3 - Nagoya | GOLD (1) | 4 (PEN: FA) | BRONZE (1: A Final) | |||
| World Cup #2 - Toronto | 16 (1) GOLD (2) | GOLD (1: A Final) | ||||
| World Cup #1 - Montreal | GOLD (2) (1: A Final) | 6 (6: A Final) | 5 (1: B Final) | |||
| Fall World Cup Selections | 1, 1 | 2, 2 | 1, 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014-2015 | ||||||
| Final ranking: National | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Final ranking: World Cups | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| World Championships | 6 (2: B final) | SILVER (2: A final) | BRONZE (3: A final) | 4 | 7 (PEN: B final) | 4 |
| World Cup #6 - Erzurum | BRONZE (3: A final) | 6 (1: B final) | 9 (elim.: heats) | |||
| World Cup #5 - Dresden | 8 (PEN: 1/2 final) | BRONZE (2) (3: A final) | 8 (4: B final) | |||
| Canadian Senior Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| World Cup #4 - Seoul | BRONZE (3: A final) | 4 (4: A final) | SILVER (2: A final) | |||
| World Cup #3 - Shanghai | GOLD (1: A final) | SILVER (2: A final) | BRONZE (3: A final) | |||
| World Cup #2 - Montréal | 6 (1: B final) | 8 (1: B final) | 10 (4: heats) | |||
| World Cup #1 - Salt Lake City | 5 (1: B final) | SILVER (2: A final) | 5 (1: B final) | |||
| Fall World Cup Selections | 1, 1 | 1 | 1, 1 | 1 | ||
| 2013-14 | ||||||
| World Championships | BRONZE | 9 | GOLD | 8 (Super Final) | 5 | 3 |
| Olympic Games | 32 | 14 | GOLD | 6 | ||
| WC-Overall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| WC-4 (Kolomna) | 16 | GOLD | 11 | 5 | ||
| WC-3 (Torino) | GOLD | GOLD | 5 | GOLD | ||
| WC-2 (Seoul) | 9 | 6 | GOLD | GOLD | ||
| WC-1 (Shanghai) | GOLD | GOLD | SILVER | SILVER | ||
| Olympic Trials | 1, 1, 1 | 1, 1, 7 | 1, 1, 1 | 1 | ||
| 2012-13 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| WC-2 | 2nd: 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| WC-3 | 2 | 1st: 3 | 5 | |||
| WC-4 | 1 | 1st: 5 | 3 | |||
| WC-5 | 1st: 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| WC-Rank | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ||
| World Champ. | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Fall Selections | 1, 1 | 2, 3 | 1, 1 | 1 | ||
| Cdn Open | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| Cdn Rank | 2 | |||||
| 2011-12 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 2 | 1st: 1 | 1 | |||
| WC-2 | 1st: 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| WC-3 | 2nd: 1 | 19 Pen | 8 | |||
| WC-4 | 2nd: 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| WC-5 | 3 | 1st: 7 | 1 | |||
| WC Rank | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
| World Champ. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Fall Selections | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cdn Open | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2010-11 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 1 | 1st: 4 | 1 | |||
| WC-2 | 2nd: 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| WC-3 | 1st: 8 | 1 | ||||
| WC-4 | 4 | 1st: 7 | 2 | |||
| WC-5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
| WC Rank | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | ||
| World Champ. | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Fall Selections | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cdn Open | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2009-10 | ||||||
| Olympics | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| WC-1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| WC-2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | ||
| WC-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| WC-4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||
| WC Rank | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| World Champ. | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 7 | |
| Fall Selections | T1 | 5 | T1 | 1 | ||
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2008-09 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| WC-2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| WC-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| WC-4 | 3 | 2nd: 2 | 1 | |||
| WC-5 | 2nd: 9 | 3 | 1 | |||
| WC Rank | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| World Champ. | 1 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3 | |
| Cdn Open | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2007-08 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
| WC-2 | 1st: 3; 2nd: 3 | 2 | ||||
| WC-3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| WC-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| WC-5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| WC-6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| WC Rank | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| World Champ. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| Cdn Open | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2006-07 | ||||||
| WC-1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||
| WC-2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| WC-3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| WC-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| WC-6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| WC Rank | 14 | 20 | 44 | 7 | ||
| World Champ. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cdn Open | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2005-06 | ||||||
| Olympics | 4 | 2 | ||||
| WC-1 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| WC-2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| WC-3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| WC-4 | 17 | 4 | ||||
| WC Rank | 5 | 4 | ||||
| World Champ. | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cdn Rank | 4 | |||||
| 2004-05 | ||||||
| WC-2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | ||
| WC-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| WC-4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| WC-5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| WC-6 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| WC Rank | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| World Champ. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Cdn Open | 1 | |||||
| Cdn Rank | 1 | |||||
| 2003-04 | ||||||
| WC-5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
| WC-6 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 1 | ||
| WC Rank | 49 | 32 | 65 | 2 | 55 | |
| World Champ. | 4 | |||||
| Cdn Rank | 5 | |||||
| 2002-03 | ||||||
| World Jrs | 2 | 4 | 2 | S1500: 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Cdn Open | 9 | |||||
| Cdn Rank | 9 | |||||
| 2001-02 | ||||||
| World Jrs | 24 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Cdn Open | 5 | |||||
| Cdn Rank | 11 |
