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{{short description|Canadian Olympic bobsledder|bot=PearBOT 5}} |
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| name = Ben Coakwell |
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| full_name = Benjamin Coakwell |
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| nationality = Canadian |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|25}} |
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| birth_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada |
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| height = 178 cm |
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| weight = 103 kg |
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| country = Canada |
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| sport = [[Bobsleigh]] |
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| event = Four-man |
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| turnedpro = 2016 |
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| show-medals = yes |
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing]]|[[Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Four-man|Four-man]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)|World Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[IBSF World Championships 2019|2019 Whistler]]|[[IBSF World Championships 2019 – Four-man|Four-man]]}} |
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⚫ | '''Benjamin Coakwell''' (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic [[Bobsleigh|bobsledder]]. He is a former [[Canadian football]] [[running back]], who played [[CIS football]] with the [[Saskatchewan Huskies football|Saskatchewan Huskies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ben-coakwell/ |title=Ben Coakwell | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics |publisher=olympic.ca |accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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In January 2022, Coakwell was named to [[Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Canada's 2022 Olympic team]], his third games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/news/?id=576 |title=21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing |date=20 January 2022 |website=www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c |publisher=[[Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton]] |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/20/18-bobsleigh-and-3-skeleton-athletes-to-be-on-team-canada-at-beijing-2022/ |title=18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022 |last=Nichols |first=Paula |date=20 January 2022 |website=www.olympic.ca/ |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smart |first=Zack |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/canadian-boblsleigh-team-beijing-olympics-1.6320886 |title=Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games |date=20 January 2022 |website=www.cbc.ca/ |publisher=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the [[Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Four-man|Four-man]] event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stinson |first=Scott |date=19 February 2022 |title=Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/justin-kripps-wins-canadas-final-medal-of-winter-olympics-and-its-a-bronze-in-bobsled |work=[[National Post]] |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/kripps-leads-canada-four-man-bobsled-bronze-final-day-olympics/ |title=Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics |date=19 February 2022 |website=www.sportsnet.ca/ |publisher=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{IBSF|name=Benjamin Coakwell}} |
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* {{World Athletics}} |
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* {{Olympics.com}} |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian bobsledder |
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* {{Olympedia}} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = June 25, 1987 |
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* {{Team Canada}} |
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[[Category:1987 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Olympic bobsledders for Canada]] |
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[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan]] |
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[[Category:Saskatchewan Huskies football players]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan]] |
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[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Canada]] |
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Olympic medalists in bobsleigh]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:52, 18 March 2024
Personal information | |
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Full name | Benjamin Coakwell |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | June 25, 1987
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event | Four-man |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Benjamin Coakwell (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder. He is a former Canadian football running back, who played CIS football with the Saskatchewan Huskies.[1]
Career[edit]
In January 2022, Coakwell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team, his third games.[2][3][4] Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ben Coakwell | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics". olympic.ca. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Stinson, Scott (19 February 2022). "Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
External links[edit]
- Benjamin Coakwell at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Ben Coakwell at World Athletics
- Ben Coakwell at Olympics.com
- Ben Coakwell at Olympedia
- Ben Coakwell at Team Canada
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Canadian male bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Huskies football players
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
- Canadian bobsleigh biography stubs