Shannon Rempel
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Shannon Rempel is a Canadian
speed skater
. Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships
and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics
which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.
Rempel was a silver medalist in the 1000m at the 2004 World Cup in Harbin
, China
. In 2004 she was a silver medalist at the World Junior Championships and in 2003 she was a World Junior Champion. At the 2001 World Junior Championships she won a silver in the 500m and a bronze in the 1000m. She holds the World Junior record for the 500m.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. Most notably, Rempel is known for her win as the 2003 World Junior Speed Skating Championships
World Junior Speed Skating Championships
||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls...
and participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
which won her team a silver in the team pursuit.
Rempel was a silver medalist in the 1000m at the 2004 World Cup in Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. In 2004 she was a silver medalist at the World Junior Championships and in 2003 she was a World Junior Champion. At the 2001 World Junior Championships she won a silver in the 500m and a bronze in the 1000m. She holds the World Junior record for the 500m.