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Ben Coakwell
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Coakwell
Nationality	Canadian
Born	June 25, 1987 (age 36); Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event	Four-man
Turned pro	2016
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships

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Benjamin 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[edit]

In January 2022, Coakwell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team, his third games.^[2]^[3]^[4] Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ Stinson, Scott (19 February 2022). "Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ "Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

External links[edit]

Benjamin Coakwell at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
Ben Coakwell at World Athletics
Ben Coakwell at Olympics.com
Ben Coakwell at Olympedia
Ben Coakwell at Team Canada

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[1] "Ben Coakwell | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics". olympic.ca. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[2] "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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] Stinson, Scott (19 February 2022). "Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

[6] "Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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-'''Ben Coakwell''' (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic [[Bobsleigh|bobsledder]]. He is a former [[Canadian football]] [[running back]], who played [[CIS football]] with the [[Saskatchewan Huskies football|Saskatchewan Huskies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ben-coakwell/|title=Ben Coakwell &#124; Official Canadian Olympic Team Website &#124; Team Canada &#124; 2014 Winter Olympics|publisher=olympic.ca|accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
+'''Benjamin Coakwell''' (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic [[Bobsleigh|bobsledder]]. He is a former [[Canadian football]] [[running back]], who played [[CIS football]] with the [[Saskatchewan Huskies football|Saskatchewan Huskies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ben-coakwell/ |title=Ben Coakwell &#124; Official Canadian Olympic Team Website &#124; Team Canada &#124; 2014 Winter Olympics |publisher=olympic.ca |accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
-==Career==
-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>
+==Career==
-Coakwell was born in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]].
+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> Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the [[Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Four-man|Four-man]] event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stinson |first=Scott |date=19 February 2022 |title=Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/justin-kripps-wins-canadas-final-medal-of-winter-olympics-and-its-a-bronze-in-bobsled |work=[[National Post]] |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/kripps-leads-canada-four-man-bobsled-bronze-final-day-olympics/ |title=Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics |date=19 February 2022 |website=www.sportsnet.ca/ |publisher=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
 ==References==
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-*{{FIBT}}
+* {{World Athletics}}
+* {{Olympics.com}}
+* {{Olympedia}}
+* {{Team Canada}}
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+[[Category:Olympic bobsledders for Canada]]
 [[Category:Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan]]
 [[Category:Saskatchewan Huskies football players]]
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+[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Canada]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic medalists in bobsleigh]]
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