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Charles Gorman (speed skater)
Charles Gorman (July 6, 1897 – February 11, 1940) was a Canadian speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics. Gorman dominated the sport of speed skating in North America during the mid-1920s, often being referred to as the "Man with the Million Dollar Legs" and the "Human Dynamo".
==Early life==
Gorman was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. At the age of 15, he won the Maritime speed skating title, his first championship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nbsportshalloffame.com/en/honoured-members/item/164-charles-gorman-d )〕 He served in the First World War as a Corporal in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54626930 )〕 Although Gorman suffered a shrapnel wound in one leg during the war, he excelled at both baseball and speed skating upon his return to Canada, eventually turning down an offer from the New York Yankees in order to focus on skating.〔
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