Emmanuel Michon
Encyclopedia
Emmanuel Michon is a former ice speed skater
from France
, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976
in Innsbruck, Austria.
He skated also at the first Olympics in short track speed skating in Calgary [1980]. He was the national short track speed skating coach in Albertville [1992] and Lillehamer [1994].
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...
in Innsbruck, Austria.
He skated also at the first Olympics in short track speed skating in Calgary [1980]. He was the national short track speed skating coach in Albertville [1992] and Lillehamer [1994].