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==Career==
==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>
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==
==References==

Revision as of 04:22, 20 February 2022

Ben Coakwell
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 (age 36)
Regina, Canada
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
EventFour-man
Turned pro2016
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Four-man
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Whistler Four-man

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] Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.[5][6]

References

  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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