Nathan Smith (biathlete)

Nathan Smith
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Smith
Born	25 December 1985 (age 38); Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	4 January 2007
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2014)(2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Medals	2
World Cup
Seasons	10 (2006/07–)
Individual victories	1
All victories	1
Individual podiums	5
All podiums	5
Medal record
World Championships
Junior World Championships
	Updated on 22 March 2015

Last updated June 20, 2024

Nathan Smith (born 25 December 1985) is a Canadian biathlete.

Career

Smith competed for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

At the 2015 Biathlon World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland in the 10 km Sprint event Nathan won Silver. He was the first Canadian male biathlete to medal at a World Championship.^[2]

At the 2015 Biathlon World Cup event in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Nathan Smith won the first biathlon World Cup gold medal of his career^[3] in the Men's 12.5 km pursuit race.

At the Nov. 29, 2015 IBU World Cup in Ostersund, Sweden Canada's Rosanna Crawford and Nathan Smith teamed up to win the silver medal in the season-opening single mixed relay. The top five results in this race were as follows: 1. Norway, 36:27.3; 2. Canada (Rosanna Crawford/Canmore, Alta., Nathan Smith/Calgary), 36:39.2; 3. Germany, 36:40.5; 4. Sweden, 36:51.7; 5. Russia, 37:09.1

At the 2016 Biathlon World Championships in Holmenkollen, Norway on March 12 Nathan Smith teamed up with Christian Gow, Scott Gow, and Brendan Green to win the bronze medal in the men's relay.^[4]^[5]

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Smith was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2014 Sochi	25th	13th	11th	dnf	7th	—
2018 Pyeongchang	81st	44th	54th	—	—	—

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2008 Östersund	81st	92nd	—	—	21st	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	85th	67th	—	—	11th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	61st	45th	43rd	—	13th	18th
2013 Nové Město	62nd	72nd	—	—	8th	—
2015 Kontiolahti	44th	Silver	13th	23rd	19th	12th
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	42nd	46th	25th	—	Bronze	11th

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

**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

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References

↑ "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "Nathan Smith makes history with biathlon worlds silver". CBC News . Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ "Calgary's Nathan Smith claims World Cup gold". Calgary Herald . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ "Canada captures men's relay bronze at biathlon world championships". CBC News . Retrieved 27 August 2016.
↑ "Mens Relay Results" (PDF). International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 27 August 2016.
↑ "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
↑ "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
↑ McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

Nathan Smith at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Nathan Smith at IBU BiathlonResults.com
Nathan Smith at Olympics.com
Nathan Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[COC-1] "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 January 2014.

[2] "Nathan Smith makes history with biathlon worlds silver". CBC News . Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[3] "Calgary's Nathan Smith claims World Cup gold". Calgary Herald . Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[4] "Canada captures men's relay bronze at biathlon world championships". CBC News . Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[5] "Mens Relay Results" (PDF). International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[6] "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[7] "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[8] McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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