Ben Coakwell
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 (age 36)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 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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