Christian Gow

Christian Gow (born March 28, 1993) is a former Canadian biathlete.^[1]

Christian Gow

Gow in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-28) March 28, 1993 (age 31) Calgary, Alberta
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Biathlon
Medal record World Championships 2016 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay

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]

He retired at the end of the 2023/24 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang	26th	62nd	—	—	11th	12th
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
2015 Kontiolahti	65th	73rd	—	—	19th	—	—
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	46th	—	—	—	Bronze	—
2017 Hochfilzen	DNF	32nd	23rd	—	13th	—
2019 Östersund	DNF	84th	—	—	13th	16th	—
2020 Antholz-Anterselva	20th	65th	—	—	14th	14th	8th
2021 Pokljuka	72nd	16th	29th	11th	12th	8th	8th
2023 Oberhof	89th	92nd	—	—	11th	8th	—
2024 Nové Město na Moravě	44th	78th	—	—	19th	13th	—

*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. "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.

External links

• Christian Gow at the Canadian Olympic Committee