Shane DOBBIN
Patineur de vitesse - NOUVELLE ZÉLANDE
PALMARÈS
Double marathon world champion, inline speed skating (2001)
Winner Dijon World Cup, inine speed skating (2008)
BIOGRAPHIE
Shane Dobbin est né le 22 janvier 1980 à Palmerston North, en Nouvelle-Zélande. C'est d'abord un patineur de vitesse en ligne. Il est marié à Tany et a deux enfants. Son coach a longtemps été son père Roy. C'est maintenant son frère Kalon. Il considère que la Gold Coast en Australie est maintenant sa maison (c'est là qu'il habite). Mais il partage son temps entre sa résidence principale et Salt Lake City (Etats-Unis), où il s'entraîne.
Il a commencé le roller de vitesse à l'âge de 8 ans et est passé à la glace en 2008. Il a commencé à patiner en suivant son frère Kalon, qui roulait autour de la station-service de ses parents pour s'amuser. S'il s'est mis à la glace, c'est parce que ce sport est olympique.
Sa philosophie dans le sport et son crédo viennent d'une citation de Mohammed Ali, le célèbre obxeur américain : « Je détestais chaque minute d'entraînement, mais je me disais de ne pas abandonner. Souffre maintenant et vit le reste de ta vie comme un champion. »
En 2014 à Sotchi, il a été le porte-drapeau de la délégation néo-zélandaise lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture. Il a de grandes chances de gagner une médaille à Pyeongchang dans l'épreuve de la poursuite par équipe avec ses compatriotes Peter Michael and Rayon Kay.
Article écrit par Maïa
Who is Shane DOBBIN ?
Shane Dobbin was born 22 January 1980 in Palmerston North. He is a New Zealand inline skater and a speed skater. He has a wife Tanya and two children. His coach was also his father Roy Dobbin and it is now his older brother Kalon.
While he considers Australia's Gold Coast as his main home, he splits his time between there and his residence in Salt Lake City, UT, United States, where he trains.
He began inline skating at age eight, and switched to speed skating in 2008. The reason for taking up this sport is that he and his older brother Kalon would do laps around their parent's service station forecourt on inline skates, initially because they enjoyed going fast. He switched to speed skating because he wanted to compete at an Olympic Winter.
His sporting philosophy and motto is from the American boxer, Muhammad Ali: "I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'."
He flew New-Zealand flag in Sochi in 2014. In PyeongChang, he will have pretty big chances to win an Olympic medal in the team pursuit race with his compatriots and team mates Peter Michael and Reyon Kay.
Achievements
-In August 2011 he was named Canterbury Alpine Ice Speed Skating Club's Speed Skater of the Year.
-At the 2011 and 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, Dobbin focussed on the longer distance of 10,000m, placing 5th and 6threspectively.
Most memorable sporting achievement
He is a four-time world champion in inline skating.
He competed at two Olympic Winter Games :one in 2010 and the other in 2014 :
-He was New Zealand's only competitor in speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympic in Vancouver, finishing 17th in the Men's 5000m.
-Dobbin was the first confirmed selection for the New Zealand team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He was also named the New Zealand flagbearer at the opening ceremony. He finished 7th of 14 in the Mens's 10000m and 14th of 26 in the Men's 5000m.
Recently
New Zealand start the 2017 World Cup season at the third place clocking 3:42.22, arriving 2.02 after the Koreans ( who got the first place).They gain 70 points.
Article written by Maïa
Shane DOBBIN, porte-drapeau de la Nouvelle-Zélande aux JO 2014