Reid Watts

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Reid Watts
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Reid Watts (2018)
Personal information
BornDecember 22, 1998 (1998-12-22) (age 26)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb) [1]
Medal record
Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Lillehammer Singles

Reid Watts (born December 22, 1998) is a Canadian luger. [2]

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Career

2015–2016 season

Watts won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event at the second Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. [3]

2017–2018 season

In December 2017, Watts was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [4] [5]

2022 Olympics

In January 2022, Watts was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 FIL Profile
  2. Luge Canada profile
  3. "Youth Olympics: Reid Watts wins 1st medal for Canada". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. "Canadian luge team named for 2018 Winter Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. "Canadian luge team named for PyeongChang 2018". www.luge.ca/. Luge Canada. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. Nichols, Paula (18 January 2022). "Team Canada to have six luge athletes at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. "Veterans Walker, Snith to lead young Canadian luge team at Beijing Winter Games". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.