Cam Stones

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Cameron Stones
Cam Stones-2019-01-05 2-man Bobsleigh at the 2018-19 Bobsleigh World Cup Altenberg by Sandro Halank-256.jpg
Stones in 2019
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 31)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Bobsleigh
Event(s)Two-man
Turned pro2015
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Four-man
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Whistler Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Whistler Four-man

Cameron Stones (born 5 January 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder. [1] He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [2]

In January 2022, Stones was named in Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [3] [4] [5] Stones would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event. [6] [7]

On August 25, 2022, Stones announced his retirement from the sport. [8]

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References

  1. "Cameron Stones". IBSF. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "Cameron Stones". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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