Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Sydney, Australia | 6 October 1989
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Website | www.callumwxc.com |
Sport | |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Club | Cooma Ski Club[1] |
Updated on 11 February 2014. |
Callum Watson (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cross-country skier. He represented Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[2][3] He also competed in the 2015 world championships in Falun, Sweden.[4][5]
In 2014, Watson recorded a VO2 max of 89.6ml/kg/min at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). This broke the record for AIS athletes previously held by Cadel Evans.[6][7]
His older sister Aimee Watson also represented Australia in cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[6]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Australia | |||||
2014 | Olympic Games | Sochi, Russia | 75th | 15 kilometre classical | 45:46.5 |
60th | 30 kilometre skiathlon | 1:17:00.4 | |||
85th | Sprint | 5:29.62 | |||
12th | Team sprint | 25:54.31 | |||
2015 | World Championships | Falun, Sweden | 72nd | 15 kilometre freestyle | 40:40.3 |
DNF | 50 kilometre classical |