Ben Coakwell

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]

Ben Coakwell

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Coakwell
Born	(1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 (age 37) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event	Four-man
Turned pro	2016
Medal record Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Four-man World Championships 2019 Whistler Four-man

Career

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

1. "Ben Coakwell | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics". olympic.ca. 16 December 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. "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

• 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