Christian Gow

Christian Gow

Gow in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 32) Calgary, Alberta
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Biathlon
Medal record World Championships 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay

Christian Gow (born March 28, 1993) is a former Canadian biathlete. ^[1]

Gow is the younger brother of Canadian biathlete Scott Gow, competing alongside each other representing Canada at World Championships and both the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

In January 2018, Gow was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

In January 2022, Gow was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. ^{[6] [7]} At the games, Gow was part of the relay team that finished in 6th, Canada's highest ever placement in the event. ^[8]

He retired at the end of the 2023/24 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang	26th	62nd	—	—	11th	12th
2022 Beijing	24th	12th	35th	13th	6th	14th

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2015 Kontiolahti	65th	73rd	—	—	19th	—	—
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	46th	—	—	—	Bronze	—
2017 Hochfilzen	DNF	32nd	23rd	—	13th	—
2019 Östersund	DNF	84th	—	—	13th	16th	—
2020 Antholz-Anterselva	20th	65th	—	—	14th	14th	8th
2021 Pokljuka	72nd	16th	29th	11th	12th	8th	8th
2023 Oberhof	89th	92nd	—	—	11th	8th	—
2024 Nové Město na Moravě	44th	78th	—	—	19th	13th	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

1. "Christian Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
2. "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
3. "Scott Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
4. "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
5. McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
6. "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
7. Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 January 2022.
8. Murray, Nick (15 February 2022). "Canada earns best-ever Olympic finish in men's 4x7.5km biathlon relay". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports . Retrieved 25 February 2022.

External links

• Christian Gow at the Canadian Olympic Committee