Kristen Bujnowski

Kristen Bujnowski

Bujnowski in 2020
Personal information
Born	(1992-03-14) March 14, 1992 (age 33) London, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Website	https://www.kristenbujnowski.com/
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event	Two-woman
Turned pro	2017
Medal record World Championships 2019 Whistler Mixed team 2019 Whistler Two-woman 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.

References

1. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (2019-03-04). "Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled". CTVNews. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
2. Two-woman results Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled
3. "Mount Brydges native lands bronze at Bobsleigh World Championships". London. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
4. "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
5. "Kristen Bujnowski's bobsled career takes a 180-degree turn for the best". torontosun. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

External links

• Kristen Bujnowski at World Athletics
• Kristen Bujnowski at IBSF
• Kristen Bujnowski at Olympics.com
• Kristen Bujnowski at Team Canada
• Kristen Bujnowski at Olympedia