Jean-François Monette

Jean-François Monette (born October 28, 1978) is a Canadian retired short track speed skater and five-time World Championships medallist.

Career Jean-François Monette started speed skating at the age of 9. The most notable achievement at the junior age is the gold medal of the 1996 World Championships.

During his career he did not manage to compete at the Winter Olympics. He fractured a vertebra three weeks prior to the selection for the 1998 Olympics.

Monette's first World Cup podium was third place in the relay competition in Gothenburg during the 1999–2000 season. His first World Cup relay victory happened at the World Cup stage in Sofia during the 2001–02 season.

His senior career went up in 2002. During the 2002-03 World Cup season, he achieved seven personal podiums as well as four victories and two podiums in relay competitions. He also won the classification in 500 metres and was second in the 1000 m ranking as well as fourth in the general classification. Finally, he clinched two medals at the then-year's World Championships. He was selected as Speed Skating Canada's 2003 Male Skater of the Year - Short Track.

In 2022, Monette acted as a panel member of the ISU Disciplinary Commission.

Personal life Monette graduated with a law degree from the University of Montreal in May 2007 and studied notary law afterwards.