Back جى ار سيلسكى ARZ Джон Робърт Селски Bulgarian John Celski German جی. ار. سلسکی FA J.R. Celski French J.R. Celski Italian J. R. 셀스키 Korean Džons Roberts Selskis Latvian/Lettish John Robert Celski Dutch J.R. Celski NB
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| Birth name | John Robert Celski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 1990 Monterey, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. National Racing Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500m: 39.937 (2012, Former WR) 1000m: 1:23.087 (2013) 1500m: 2:10.937 (2017) 3000m: 4:41.948 (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Robert "J. R." Celski (/ˈsɛlski/, born July 17, 1990) is a retired[1] American short track speed skater, three-time Olympian, and three-time medalist in the Winter Olympics.[2] Celski has held a total of five combined Short Track World and Junior World Records throughout his career including the 500m and 5000m relay World Records as well as the 500m, 1000m and 3000m relay Junior World Records. Celski was a part of the team that broke and currently holds the World Record in the 5000m relay established in Shanghai, China on November 12, 2017.[3]
On October 21, 2012, in Calgary, Canada, Celski became the first person to skate under the 40 second barrier in the 500m event with a time of 39.937 seconds.[4] He held the World Record for this distance for over 5 years from October 2012 to February 2018.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Celski won bronze in the 1500 m and the 5000 m relay. Five months before the Olympics, Celski suffered a gruesome injury when he fell during a race and his right skate blade gashed his left thigh all the way to his femur bone and was uncertain if he would be able to skate again.[5]
Celski's breakthrough performance was at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships where he won five medals (two gold, one silver, two bronze). Overall, Celski has won three gold medals, four silver medals, and four bronze medals at the World Championships. He also has one bronze medal at the World Team Championships and four medals (two gold, two bronze) at the World Junior Championships.
- ^ "J.R. Celski retires after three Olympics, three medals in short track". OlympicTalk. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "J. R. Celski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating Records". shorttrack.sportresult.com. ISU. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "J.R. Celski Sets Short Track World Record". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Borzilleri, Meri-Jo (February 7, 2010). "J.R. Celski poised for return after gruesome injury". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.