Christian Gow
Gow in 2023
Personal information
Born (1993-03-28) March 28, 1993
Calgary, Alberta
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBiathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay

Christian Gow (born March 28, 1993) is a 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

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]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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

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 73rd 17th 30th 11th 12th 8th 8th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "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.

Christian Gow at the Canadian Olympic Committee

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