Charles Hamelin of Canada claimed the gold medal in the Men’s 1500 m short track event in the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi. Hamelin, 29, won gold medals in the 500 m and 5000 m relay during the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
GOLDEN KISS
Charles Hamelin kisses girlfriend Marianne St. Gelais after winning the 1500m
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— HuffPost Canada (@HuffPostCanada) February 10, 2014
Tianya Han of China and Victor An of Russia claimed the silver and bronze while USA hopeful J.R. Celski finished fourth just out of the reach of a medal.
Full Results for Men’s 1500 m
| Rank | Country | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAN | Charles HAMELIN | 2:14.985 |
| 2 | CHN | Tianyu HAN | 2:15.055 |
| 3 | RUS | Victor AN | 2:15.062 |
| 4 | USA | J.R. CELSKI | 2:15.624 |
| 5 | CHN | Dequan CHEN | 2:15.626 |
| 6 | KOR | Han-Bin LEE | 2:16.466 |
| 7 | GBR | Jack WHELBOURNE | No Time |
| 1 | FRA | Sebastien LEPAPE | 2:21.483 |
| 2 | CAN | Francois HAMELIN | 2:21.592 |
| 3 | KOR | Da Woon SIN | 2:22.066 |
| 4 | RUS | Semen ELISTRATOV | 2:24.352 |
| 5 | NED | Sjinkie KNEGT | 2:39.581 |
| KOR | Se Yeong PARK | PEN |
