Christian Gow (born March 28, 1993) is a former Canadian biathlete.[1]

Christian Gow
Gow in 2024
Personal information
Born (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 31)
Calgary, Alberta
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBiathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay

Gow is the younger brother of Canadian biathlete Scott Gow, competing alongside each other representing Canada at World Championships and both the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

Career

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In January 2018, Gow was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.[2][4][5]

In January 2022, Gow was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6][7] At the games, Gow was part of the relay team that finished in 6th, Canada's highest ever placement in the event.[8]

He retired at the end of the 2023/24 season.

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2018 Pyeongchang 26th 62nd 11th 12th
  2022 Beijing 24th 12th 35th 13th 6th 14th

World Championships

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1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
  2015 Kontiolahti 65th 73rd 19th
  2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 46th Bronze
  2017 Hochfilzen DNF 32nd 23rd 13th
  2019 Östersund DNF 84th 13th 16th
  2020 Antholz-Anterselva 20th 65th 14th 14th 8th
  2021 Pokljuka 72nd 16th 29th 11th 12th 8th 8th
  2023 Oberhof 89th 92nd 11th 8th
  2024 Nové Město na Moravě 44th 78th 19th 13th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Scott Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ Murray, Nick (15 February 2022). "Canada earns best-ever Olympic finish in men's 4x7.5km biathlon relay". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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