20 Facts About Denny Morrison

Denny Morrison was born on September 8,1985 and is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St John, British Columbia.

Denny Morrison is an Olympic champion as a member of Canada's men's team pursuit, an event which he won silver in at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Denny Morrison finished in 4th place in the Junior World Allround Championships in 2004 and 2005, and a 5th place in his first senior World Allround in 2006.

Denny Morrison has won twelve medals at the World Championships, with two gold, six silver, and four bronze medals to his name.

Denny Morrison once held the 9th place on the allround best-ever Adelskalender.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Denny Morrison won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's speed skating pursuit team.

In 2007, Denny Morrison won gold in the 1000 metre event in Calgary in the World Cup finals with a time of 1:07:24.

Denny Morrison set a Canadian record, bettering his idol, Jeremy Wotherspoon.

In that same weekend, Denny Morrison won a bronze in the 1500 metre event.

Denny Morrison participated in the 2007 World Single Distance Championships, and achieved good results, winning three medals, bronze in the 1500 m and silver in the 1000 m, losing both times to Shani Davis.

In 2008 Denny Morrison topped his result from the year before at the World Single Distance Championships in Nagano, Japan.

Denny Morrison took the bronze medal in the 1000 meters, but won the 1500 m and took home the gold medal.

Denny Morrison competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where he went in as a strong medal favourite in all three of his competitive events.

Denny Morrison did find the medal podium though when he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux.

Denny Morrison then injured himself while training in Fernie, British Columbia, breaking his tibia.

Denny Morrison suffered a fractured femur in a motorcycle accident in May 2015 leaving him with a steel rod permanently implanted in his leg and unable to recall where he was or how he had gotten there.

DNOW and his other sponsor, Pomeroy Hotel Group both failed to sign a renewal sponsorship past 2015 after Denny Morrison was badly injured in a motorcycle crash.

Denny Morrison worked with Nike from 2008 to 2013, B2Ten from 2006 to 2009, was a CAN Fund recipient in 2009 and 2014,2018, and a recipient of the Investors Group Athlete Grant in 2008 and 2009.

Denny Morrison survived a debilitating stroke at age 30 following a motorcycle crash a year earlier, and recovered to compete at his fourth Olympics in Korea, 2018.

Denny Morrison returned to The University of Calgary to complete BSc Psychology with distinction, and First Class Honours BSc Anthropology, before being accepted into The University of Alberta's Medical program in 2022.