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]
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| Born | November 6, 1990 Calgary, Alberta | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb or 80kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editIn 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
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2018 Pyeongchang
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14th | 61st | — | — | 11st | 12nd |
 2022 Beijing
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5th | 12th | 20th | 25th | 6th | 14th |
World Championships
edit1 medal (1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2013 Nové Město
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31st | 44th | 50th | — | 8th | — | — |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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63rd | 50th | 52nd | — | 19th | — | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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18th | 47th | 49th | — | Bronze | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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43rd | 25th | 47th | — | 13th | 13th | |
 2019 Östersund
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26th | 50th | 43rd | — | 13th | 16th | 15th |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
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80th | 16th | 35th | — | 14th | 14th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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39th | 76th | — | — | 12th | 8th | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
References
edit- ^ "Scott Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Christian Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
