Éric Bédard

This article is about the speed skater. For the Major League Baseball pitcher, see Érik Bédard.

Éric Bédard (born December 17, 1976, in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater who has won 4 Olympic medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). He participated in three individual events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and finished fourth in the 500 meters. He also led a team into the 5000 meter relay, winning the silver medal. He has been a longtime member of Canada's short track team and has won four medals in three Olympic games: bronze in the 1,000 meters in Nagano, and two golds and a silver in the 5,000 meter relay. He has also had a lot of success at the World Championships, capturing 10 medals, including three golds (5,000 m relay in 2005 and 1998 and 500 m in 2000).

Éric Bédard

Personal information
Born	December 17, 1976 (1976-12-17) (age 47) Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Canada
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Representing Canada Olympic Games 1998 Nagano 5000 m relay 2002 Salt Lake City 5000 m relay 2006 Turin 5000 m relay 1998 Nagano 1000 m World Championships 1998 Vienna 5000 m relay 2000 Sheffield 500 m 2000 Sheffield Overall 2000 Sheffield 1500 m 2001 Jeonju 5000 m relay 2002 Montréal 5000 m relay 2003 Warsaw 5000 m relay 1998 Vienna 500 m 1999 Sofia 5000 m relay 2002 Montréal 1000 m World Team Championships 1998 Bormio Team 2000 The Hague Team 2001 Nobeyama Team 2003 Sofia Team 2005 Chuncheon Team 1999 St. Louis Team 2002 Milwaukee Team

Bédard was national squad coach of Germany from 2008 until 2010. From 2010 until 2014 he coached the Italy national team. From 2018-2020 Bédard coached the Canadian national team. Since 2020, Bédard has worked for Nagano Skate.

See also

• Canadian short track speed skating all-time medals list

External links

• Bedard's web site (in French)
• Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 March 2006)