• 01/10/2008

Denny Morrison

Hometown: Fort St. John, BC
Date of Birth: 09/08/1985
Current Residence: Calgary
Coach: Marcel Lacroix
Club: Fort St. John Skating
Specialty: 500m 1000m 1500m 5000m Team Pursuit
Training Centre: Olympic Oval (Calgary)
Years on National Team: 5 years
Occupation: Student (University of Calgary)

Best Times
500m – 34.85
1000m – 1:07.11
1500m – 1:42.01
3000m – 3:43.47
5000m – 6:24.13
10000m – 13:41.65

Highlights
* World Champion in the 1500m and 3rd in the 1000m at the 2008 World Single Distance Championships
* Established a World Record in the 1500m in 2008
* Finished 6th overall in the 2008 World All Round Championships, was 10th in 2007 and 5th in 2006
* Finished 7th at the 2008 World Sprint Championships, was also 7th in 2007
* Won 11 medals during the 2007-08 World Cup season (2 gold, 8 silver, and 1 bronze)
* Triple medallist at the 2007 World Single Distances Championships
* Silver medallist in men’s team pursuit at 2006 Olympics
* Named Male Skater of the Year – Long Track by Speed Skating Canada in 2006, 2007 and 2008
* World Junior Champion in the 500m and silver medallist in the 1500m and the team pursuit at the 2005 World Junior Championships, where he finished 4th overall
* Finished 4th at the 2004 World Junior Championships
* Skated in his first World Cup in 2004 (Heerenveen) and placed 7th in the 1500m (B Group)

Quick Facts
* Started speed skating at age 3
* Named Fort St. John Skater of the Year for 7 consecutive years before moving to Calgary in 2003
* Competed in both short track and long track until the 2002-2003 season after which he decided to focus on long track
* Leisure activities include cars, motorcycles, rafting, snowboarding and mountain biking
* Brother Jay is also a speed skater on the national team