Mike Ireland
Michael James Grant "Mike" Ireland is a Canadian long track speed skater.
Ireland specialises in the sprint distances. He participated in the 500 m at the 1994 Winter Olympics, the 500 m and 1000 m at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Ireland was the 2001 World Sprint Champion, while winning several more medals at several World Championships, and he also set a world record on the 1000 m.
In November 2008 Ireland suffered a severe injury in a World Cup event in Berlin. Later in the same meet teammate Wotherspoon broke his arm in seven places. In a span of two days Canada's two strongest sprinters were placed in serious jeopardy of not skating in the 2010 Olympics in their home country. Both skaters started the long road to recovery and in the 2010 Canadian Olympic trials both succeeded in their comebacks.
Ireland qualified in the 500 and is a member of the Canadian 2010 Olympic speed skating team. He skated the fastest time of the trials 34.46 and set a personal best. Often skating in the shadow of his teammate Jeremy Wotherspoon, Ireland is the second most decorated Canadian in speed World Cup sprints.Medals
An overview of medals won by Ireland at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each:World records
Over the course of his career, Ireland skated one world record:
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
| 1000 m | 1:08.34 | 3 March 2001 |  Calgary |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
