Mackenzie Blackburn Explained

Mackenzie Blackburn
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Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Country:Taiwan
Sport:Short track speed skating
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Mackenzie Blackburn (born November 10, 1992) is a Canadian-born Chinese Taipei short track speed skater who has competed for the latter since 2008.[1] Blackburn has also qualified to compete for Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. By doing so he became the first athlete to qualify from Taiwan in short track speed skating.[2]

Although Blackburn was born in Canada, he is able to compete for Chinese Taipei because of his mother's birthplace.[3]

Personal records

Distance Nation City Date Record Time
500 metersOctober 19, 2012 40.830
1000 metersOctober 20, 2012 1:26.540
1500 metersNovember 14, 2013 2:18.578

Notes and References

  1. http://www.shorttrackonline.info/skaterbio.php?id=STTPE11011199201&year=2009 Biographical data for: BLACKBURN, Mackenzie
  2. Web site: XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating . . 22 November 2013 . 22 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235443/http://www2.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-205151-222374-nav-list,00.html?id=1469 . 2 December 2013 .
  3. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/other/2010/01/10/240098/Canada-South.htm Canada, South Korea win in speed skating sprint