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    Shane DOBBIN

    New Zealand
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: New Zealand
    • Birthday: 22 January 1980
    • Age: 34
    • Height: 1.83 m (6' 0'')
    • Weight: 72 kg / 159 lbs
    • Place of Birth: New Zealand, PALMERSTON NORTH
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 8 February, 15:30 Men's 5000 m
    • Shane DOBBIN
      Time: 6:26.90 (+16.14)
    • Rank: 14
    • 18 February, 17:00 Men's 10000 m
    • Shane DOBBIN
      Time: 13:16.42 (+31.97)
    • Rank: 7

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Olympic Winter Games
    175000 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN6:33.38
    World Single Distances Championships
    510000 m2011Inzell, GER13:17.56
    610000 m2013Sochi, RUS13:23.65
    810000 m2012Heerenveen, NED13:28.84
    85000 m2011Inzell, GER6:25.85
    105000 m2013Sochi, RUS6:28.04
    115000 m2012Heerenveen, NED6:28.48
    221500 m2011Inzell, GER1:50.58
    World Allround Championships
    9Big Combination2011Calgary, AB, CAN150.003
    12Big Combination2010Heerenveen, NED155.055
    17Big Combination2012Moscow, RUS114.678

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    Season1500m5000/10000mMS 20 laps
    2013/2014-15-
    2012/2013-19-
    2011/2012-1512
    2010/20114113-

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    Season5000m10000mMS 20 lapsTeam Pursuit
    2013/20141 x 14th1 x 11th-1 x 12th
    2012/20131 x 14th1 x 7th--
    2011/20121 x 7th1 x 12th1 x 7th-
    2010/20112 x 12th---

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    1110000 m2013/2014Astana, KAZ13:32.46
    12Team Pursuit2013/2014Salt Lake City, UT, USA3:49.82
    13Team Pursuit2013/2014Berlin, GER3:55.51
    145000 m2013/2014Berlin, GER6:26.68


    Legend
    MS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Hobbies: Sport, reading, browsing the internet. (pureskatingnews.com, 28 Jan 2010)
    • Family: Wife Tanya, daughter Lilliana [born 2011]
    • Coach: Roy Dobbin [national] (NZL) (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013; snowsports.co.nz, 06 Nov 2012)
    • Other Sports: He is a four-time world champion in inline skating. (shanedobbins.blogspot.com, 28 Jan 2010)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
    • Occupation: Athlete
    • Languages Spoken: English
    • Sporting Relatives: His older brother Kalon is an international inline skater. His father Roy is Shane's coach. (inlineplanet.com, 20 Jul 2005; Athlete, 12 Mar 2012; snowsports.co.nz, 06 Nov 2012)
    • Debut: 2008/2009 for New Zealand (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    He began inline skating at age eight, and switched to speed skating in 2008. (NOC, 28 Jan 2010; nzherald.co.nz, 02 Jan 2005; Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    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 Games. (nzherald.co.nz, 02 Jan 2005; Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning four inline skating world titles. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)

    Hero
    US speed skaters Chad Hedrick, Derek Parra and KC Boutiette. (ONS, 01 Feb 2014)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'." [US boxer Muhammad Ali]. (shanedobbins.blogspot.com, 28 Jan 2010)

    Awards
    He was named New Zealand's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (insidethegames.biz, 07 Feb 2014)

    In August 2011 he was named Canterbury Alpine Ice Speed Skating Club's Speed Skater of the Year. (speedskating.co.nz, 29 Aug 2011)

    General
    HOME AWAY FROM HOME
    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. (shanedobbin.blogspot.com, 04 Mar 2011)

    INLINE TO ICE COACH
    Having made the transition from inline to speed skating, in 2011 he coached New Zealand inline skater Reyon Kay, who was hoping to make a similar switch, for two months in Salt Lake City, UT, United States. Kay had previously been coached by Shane's father, Roy. (stuff.co.nz, 09 Sep 2011)

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    Speed Skating

    Men's 5000 m
    • Bib: 17
    • Personal Best: 6:15.69
    • Season Best: 6:15.97
    • ISU World Standings Rank: 13
    Men's 10000 m
    • Bib: 17
    • Personal Best: 13:04.36
    • Season Best: 13:32.46
    • ISU World Standings Rank: 14
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