Megan Bankes
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Sport
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Canada
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Osrblie 12.5 km individual

Megan Bankes (born 22 August 1997) is a Canadian biathlete.[2]

In January 2022, Bankes was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]

Career results

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 75th 58th LAP — 14th — —
Italy 2020 Antholz 87th 61st — — 9th — —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 88th 35th 46th — 16th — —

Private life

Bankes outed herself as lesbian.[5]

References

  1. ^ Profile at IBU portal
  2. ^ "Megan Bankes". www.biathloncanada.ca.
  3. ^ "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ Outsports:At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022


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