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Christian Gow

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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

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

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
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 26th 62nd — — 11th 12th
China 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
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 65th 73rd — — 19th — —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 46th — — — Bronze —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen DNF 32nd 23rd — 13th —
Sweden 2019 Östersund DNF 84th — — 13th 16th —
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 20th 65th — — 14th 14th 8th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 72nd 16th 29th 11th 12th 8th 8th
Germany 2023 Oberhof 89th 92nd — — 11th 8th —
Czech Republic 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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