Kristen Bujnowski

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Kristen Bujnowski
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Bujnowski in 2020
Personal information
Born (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992 (age 32)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Website https://www.kristenbujnowski.com/
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Bobsleigh
EventTwo-woman
Turned pro2017
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Whistler Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Whistler Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Alternberg Two-woman

Kristen Bujnowski (born March 14, 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder.

She was an alternate at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Two Women Bobsleigh.

Kristen was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2019 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze medal. [1] [2]

She was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2020 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze Medal. [3]

Kristen Bujnowski and Christine de Bruin also won a Bronze IBSF World Cup Crystal Globe in 2020. [4]

In September 2021, she broke the Canadian and Calgary Ice House women's push record, pushing 5.36s. The Canadian record had been previously shared with Shelly-Ann Brown (2009), Cynthia Appiah (2019) and Kristen Bujnowski (2020) at 5.41s. The Calgary Ice House record was previously held by Aja Evans (2017) at 5.39s. [5]

In January 2022, Bujnowski was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team, [6] [7] [8] finishing 5th in the two-woman event.

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