Ben Coakwell
Personal information | |
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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 |
Medal record |
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 was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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.
External links
Categories:
- 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