Ben Coakwell Explained

Ben Coakwell
Full Name:	Benjamin Coakwell
Birth Date:	25 June 1987
Birth Place:	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height:	178 cm
Weight:	103 kg
Country:	Canada
Sport:	Bobsleigh
Event:	Four-man
Turnedpro:	2016
Show-Medals:	yes

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]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ben Coakwell | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics . 16 December 2013 . olympic.ca . February 10, 2014.
2. Web site: 21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing . 20 January 2022 . www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c . . 20 January 2022.
3. Web site: 18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022 . Nichols . Paula . 20 January 2022 . www.olympic.ca/ . . 20 January 2022.
4. Web site: Smart . Zack . Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games . 20 January 2022 . www.cbc.ca/ . . 20 January 2022.
5. News: Stinson . Scott . 19 February 2022 . Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled . . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 19 February 2022.
6. Web site: Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics . 19 February 2022 . www.sportsnet.ca/ . . 19 February 2022.