Megan Bankes
Appearance
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1] | 22 August 1997||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Megan Bankes (born 22 August 1997) is a Canadian biathlete.[2]
In January 2022, Bankes was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]
Career results
World Championships
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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2019 Östersund | 75th | 58th | LAP | — | 14th | — | — |
2020 Antholz | 87th | 61st | — | — | 9th | — | — |
2021 Pokljuka | 88th | 35th | 46th | — | 16th | — | — |
Private life
Bankes outed herself as lesbian.[5]
References
- ^ Profile at IBU portal
- ^ "Megan Bankes". www.biathloncanada.ca.
- ^ "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Outsports:At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022