Sylvain Bouchard (born April 12, 1970 in Lorretteville, Quebec) is a Canadian long track speed skater. He won the 1000m event at the 1998 World Single Distance Championships. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th at the 500m event and 5th at the 1000m event. He also competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th on 500m and 5th on 1000m. He earned the world record time in the 1000m event in 1995 and 1998. He retired from competition the same year.
World records Over the course of his career, Sylvain Bouchard skated two world record:
EventTimeDateVenue1000 m1.12,27December 22, 1995 Calgary1000 m1.09,60March 29, 1998 Calgary
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
References
External links Sylvain Bouchard at SpeedSkatingStats.com Athlete Profile at Sports Reference