Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 8 | 2 x 500 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 70.26 |
| World Single Distances Championships |
| 6 | 2 x 500 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 69.96 |
| 7 | 1000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 1:09.73 |
| 9 | 2 x 500 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 70.21 |
| 10 | 2 x 500 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 70.50 |
| 14 | 1000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 1:10.47 |
| 14 | 1000 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 1:09.93 |
| World Sprint Championships |
| 4 | Sprint Combination | 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 137.060 |
| 6 | Sprint Combination | 2011 | Heerenveen, NED | 140.650 |
| 9 | Sprint Combination | 2012 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 137.855 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall | 500m | 1000m |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 25 | 11 | 13 |
| 2012/2013 | 31 | 5 | 17 |
| 2011/2012 | 17 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010/2011 | - | 12 | 14 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | 500m | 1000m |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 2 x 3rd | 2 x 7th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 2nd | 2 x 9th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 1st | 2 x 5th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 9th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 3 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 34.52 |
| 3 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 34.52 |
| 5 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 34.46 |
| 7 | 500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 34.37 |
| 7 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:07.93 |
| 7 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 1:07.95 |
LegendMS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Popeye (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
- Occupation: Athlete, Student
- Family: Wife Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg
- Club Name: Edmonton Speed Skating Association, Canada
- Sporting Relatives: His father Randy played ice hockey and won five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers. He also represented Canada at the 1980 and 1988 Olympic Winter Games. His mother Kathy [Vogt] competed in speed skating for Canada at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games. His sister Sarah has competed at national level in speed skating, while his other sister Jessica has represented Canada in short track. His wife Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg was selected to represent Canada in speed skating at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (nationalpost.com, 02 Feb 2009; sochi2014.com, 25 Jan 2014; globalnews.ca, 31 Jan 2014)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
- Hobbies: Scuba diving, baseball, tennis. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
- Education: University of Calgary, Canada
- Languages Spoken: English
- Coach: Michael Crowe, USA; Bart Schouten, NED (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
- Debut: 2007 for Canada (Athlete, 17 Nov 2012)
Additional Information
Start of sporting career
He began speed skating at age seven in Edmonton, AB, Canada. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)
Reason for taking up this sport
His mother was a speed skating coach and she would bring her children along to training sessions. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing in front of a home crowd at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2012)
Hero
Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2012)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Make sure you enjoy the sport. Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be successful." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)
General
PARENTAL PASSION
He and his siblings draw inspiration from their parents, who both represented Canada at two Olympic Winter Games. "They loved what they did and passed that on to us. They showed us that if you're going to do something, do it with passion." (nationalpost.com, 02 Feb 2009)