Ryan Sommer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | August 27, 1993 White Rock, British Columbia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
| Event | Four-man |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
Ryan Sommer (born August 27, 1993) is a Canadian bobsledder.
Career[edit]
He participated at the IBSF World Championships 2019, winning a medal in the four-man event.[1]
In January 2022, Sommer was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[2][3][4] Sommer would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.[5][6]
On August 25, 2022, Sommer announced his retirement from the sport.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Sommer is engaged to Canadian hockey player Blayre Turnbull.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Four-man results
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (25 August 2022). "Canada Olympic bobsled gold medallist Justin Kripps retiring". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Press. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "After three months apart from their home in Canada, two engaged Olympians share a brief moment together in Beijing".
