William Dandjinou

William Dandjinou
Personal information
Born (2001-10-01) October 1, 2001
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Mixed 2000 m relay
World Championships
2024 Rotterdam 1000 m
2025 Beijing 1500 m
2025 Beijing 5000 m relay
2025 Beijing Mixed 2000 m relay
2026 Montreal 5000 m relay
2025 Beijing 1000 m
2026 Montreal 2000 m mixed relay
Four Continents Championships
2024 Laval 1000 m
2024 Laval 5000 m relay
2023 Salt Lake City 1000 m

William Dandjinou (born October 1, 2001) is a Canadian short-track speed skater. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Dandjinou won a silver medal in the gold in the mixed team relay. Dandjinou is a five-time World Champion. Dandjinou is noted for being "unusually tall for a short-tracker" measuring 6-foot-3 without skates, considerably above the 5-foot-9 height he considers ideal for the sport.