Ga\u00e9tan Boucher est un quadruple m\u00e9daill\u00e9 olympique en patinage de vitesse sur longue piste. \u00c0 seulement 14 ans, Boucher remportait son premier titre canadien. R\u00e9alisant tout son potentiel, il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ses premiers Jeux olympiques d\u2019hiver \u00e0 Innsbruck en 1976. \u00c0 Lake Placid en 1980, il a remport\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille olympique en montant sur la deuxi\u00e8me marche du podium \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve du 1000 m\u00e8tres masculin.<\/p>\n
C\u2019est toutefois \u00e0 Sarajevo en 1984\u00a0que Boucher est devenu une l\u00e9gende en raflant une m\u00e9daille dans chacune de ses courses. Il a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or au 1000 m\u00e8tres et au 1500 m\u00e8tres ainsi que la m\u00e9daille de bronze de l\u2019\u00e9preuve du 500 m\u00e8tres. Boucher avait \u00e9t\u00e9 le porte-drapeau du Canada \u00e0 l’occasion de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d\u2019ouverture. Il est devenu le premier Canadien \u00e0 mettre la main sur une m\u00e9daille d\u2019or individuelle aux Jeux olympiques d\u2019hiver. \u00c0 ses derniers Jeux d\u2019hiver \u00e0 Calgary en 1988, Boucher a une fois de plus port\u00e9 le drapeau olympique \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d\u2019ouverture.<\/p>\n
En plus des Jeux olympiques, Boucher a fi\u00e8rement repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 plusieurs autres rendez-vous sportifs. En 1984, il a remport\u00e9 une m\u00e9daille d\u2019or aux Championnats du monde de patinage de vitesse en plus de recevoir le prix Oscar Mathisen, remis au patineur ayant r\u00e9alis\u00e9 la performance la plus remarquable de la saison, et le troph\u00e9e Lou Marsh, remis annuellement \u00e0 l\u2019athl\u00e8te par excellence au Canada. C\u2019est aussi en 1984 que Boucher a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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