Megan Bankes

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Megan Bankes
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada [1]
Sport
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Osrblie 12.5 km individual

Megan Bankes (born 22 August 1997) is a Canadian biathlete. [2]

Contents

In January 2022, Bankes was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [3] [4]

Career results

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 33rd77th10th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 75th58thLAP14th
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Antholz 87th61st9th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Pokljuka 88th35th46th16th

Private life

Bankes outed herself as lesbian. [5]

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References

  1. Profile at IBU portal
  2. "Megan Bankes". www.biathloncanada.ca.
  3. "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. Outsports:At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022