Country Canada Height 1.73 m Sport Speed skating Weight 68 kg | Name Gilmore Junio Parents Julie Junio, Gino Junio Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born August 6, 1990 (age 33) ( 1990-08-06 ) Calgary, Alberta Siblings Gerry Junio, Marjorie Junio Profiles | ||
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Gilmore Junio (born August 6, 1990) is a Filipino-Canadian speedskater from Calgary. He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. Junio qualified to compete at the 2014 Olympic Games as part of the Canadian team.
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- Excellence through generosity gilmore junio tedxyyc
- Gilmore junio olympic speed skater 2014
- Career
- Personal
- References
Gilmore junio olympic speed skater 2014
Career
Junio won his first ISU World Cup event when he tied for the victory at the event in Salt Lake City during the 2013–14 season. He qualified for both the 500 m and 1,000 m at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After finishing in 10th place in the 500 m, Junio gave up his spot to Canadian teammate Denny Morrison who went on to win the silver medal in the 1,000 m. After the race he said "I called it, so it feels good to be a prophet. A lot of kudos goes to this guy [Morrison] because he made it happen." Following his victory, Morrison started an on-line drive to nominate Gilmore as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.
Personal
He is of Filipino descent and was sponsored by the Philippines telecommunication network PLDT in the 2014 season.
