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In January 2022, Coakwell was named to [[Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Canada's 2022 Olympic team]], his third games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/news/?id=576|title=21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing|date=20 January 2022|website=www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c|publisher=[[Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/20/18-bobsleigh-and-3-skeleton-athletes-to-be-on-team-canada-at-beijing-2022/|title=18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=20 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Zack|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/canadian-boblsleigh-team-beijing-olympics-1.6320886|title=Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games|date=20 January 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> |
In January 2022, Coakwell was named to [[Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Canada's 2022 Olympic team]], his third games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/news/?id=576|title=21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing|date=20 January 2022|website=www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c|publisher=[[Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/20/18-bobsleigh-and-3-skeleton-athletes-to-be-on-team-canada-at-beijing-2022/|title=18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=20 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Zack|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/canadian-boblsleigh-team-beijing-olympics-1.6320886|title=Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games|date=20 January 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> |
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Coakwell was born in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]. |
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Revision as of 04:16, 20 February 2022
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Regina, Canada | June 25, 1987
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event | Four-man |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Ben Coakwell (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder. He is a former Canadian football running back, who played CIS football with the Saskatchewan Huskies.[1]
Career
In January 2022, Coakwell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team, his third games.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Ben Coakwell | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics". olympic.ca. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Canadian male bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders of Canada
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Huskies football players
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
- Canadian bobsleigh biography stubs