Scott Gow
Gow in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-11-06) November 6, 1990
Calgary, Alberta
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight160 lb or 80kg
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBiathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Canmore3 × 7.5 km relay

Scott Gow (born November 6, 1990) is a Canadian biathlete. He competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season and represented Canada at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě and at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.[1]

Gow is the older brother of Canadian biathlete Christian 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 14th 61st 11st 12nd
China 2022 Beijing 5th 12th 20th 25th 6th 14th

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 31st 44th 50th 8th
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 63rd 50th 52nd 19th
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 18th 47th 49th Bronze
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 43rd 25th 47th 13th 13th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 26th 50th 43rd 13th 16th 15th
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 80th 16th 35th 14th 14th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 40th 77th 12th 8th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

  1. "Scott 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. "Christian 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.