Men
CAN
Guillaume Bastille
CAN- Date of birth21 Jul 1985
- Height178 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownBrossard
- Place of birthRivière-du-Loup
- Start skatingHe began skating at age five.
- Club N/A
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Other nameBass (olympic.ca, 12 Mar 2010)
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his services to Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 2017; gg.ca, 30 Aug 2013)
In 2009 and 2010 he was a recipient of Speed Skating Canada's Peter Williamson Bursary, which recognises both athletic and academic excellence. (speedskating.ca, 20 Aug 2017, 28 Oct 2009)
In 2009 and 2010 he was a recipient of Speed Skating Canada's Peter Williamson Bursary, which recognises both athletic and academic excellence. (speedskating.ca, 20 Aug 2017, 28 Oct 2009)
Sport will seek fear to dominate it, fatigue to triumph, difficulty to defeat it. [Pierre de Coubertin] (canadianathletesnow.ca, 10 Jun 2013)
He did not compete during the 2015/16 season due to shoulder surgery. (speedskating.ca, 20 Aug 2017; battlefordsnow.com, 11 Feb 2017)
He injured his right knee in 2012. (teleinterrives.com, 26 Sep 2012)
He injured his right knee in 2012. (teleinterrives.com, 26 Sep 2012)
He trains twice a day, six days a week.
He wanted to be an ice hockey player when he was young, but his father told him he had to learn to skate first.
