Rosanna Crawford

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Rosanna Crawford
Personal information
Full nameRosanna Crawford
Born (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 33)
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubCanmore Nordic Ski Club
World Cup debut13 January 2010 (2010-01-13)
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 (2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons6 (2009/10–)
Individual podiums1
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017/18 World CupRuhpolding Individual 15 km
Updated on 11 January 2018.

Rosanna Crawford (born 23 May 1988) [1] is a Canadian biathlete.

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Career

Crawford competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's sprint (7.5 km) and individual (15 km) competitions. She placed 72nd in the sprint on 13 February 2010 with a time of 23:04.6 and no penalties resulting in a +3:09.0 deficit. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she was part of the women's relay team which finished eighth, Canada's best ever finish in this Olympic event. [1]

Crawford was named as Biathlon Canada's Female Athlete of the Year for the 2012-13 season. [1]

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Crawford was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team where she finished 53rd in the women's sprint. [2] [3] [4]

Personal

She was part of a group of five athletes who posed for the Bold Beautiful Biathlon calendar. [5] Her older sister is Chandra Crawford, who won the gold medal in the cross-country sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medal

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 75th71st14thN/A
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 66th25th45th8th11th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 26th53rd19th10th12th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

0 medal

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 17th77th12th14thN/A
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Kontiolahti 87th31st24th9th12th
Flag of Norway.svg 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 14th29th27th15th15th11th
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Hochfilzen 62nd26th43rd16th13th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2019 Östersund 63rd18thLAP-14th16th-
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

EventSprintMass startRelayMixed RelayIndividualPursuit
Flag of Germany.svg 2017/18 Ruhpolding-4th10th-3rd-
Flag of France.svg 2017/18 Annecy60th----DNS
Flag of Austria.svg 2017/18 Hochfilzen49th---9th39th

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rosanna Crawford". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "Five Canadian Biathlon Women Launch Nude Calendar with Hopes of Raising Funds to Fuel Quest for International Podium". Biathlon Canada. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.