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May 30, 1987 Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.lucasmakowsky.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucas Makowsky (born May 30, 1987 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000 m and 10000 m for the 2008–09 season. In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French and Ukrainian.
He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m, 5000 m, and team pursuit. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux.