Christian Gow

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Christian Gow
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Gow in 2024
Personal information
Born (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 31)
Calgary, Alberta
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay

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

Contents

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]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 26th62nd11th12th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 24th12th35th13th6th14th

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 65th73rd19th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 46thBronze
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen DNF32nd23rd13th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund DNF84th13th16th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 20th65th14th14th8th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 73rd17th30th11th12th8th8th
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 89th92nd11th8th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 44th78th19th13th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

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References

  1. "Christian Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. 1 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.

Christian Gow at the Canadian Olympic Committee