Kristen Bujnowski Explained

Kristen Bujnowski
Birth Date:14 March 1992
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Height:1.78 m
Weight:77 kg
Website:https://www.kristenbujnowski.com/
Country:Canada
Sport:Bobsleigh
Event:Two-woman
Turnedpro:2017

Kristen Bujnowski (born March 14, 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder.

She was an alternate at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Two Women Bobsleigh.

Kristen was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2019 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze medal.[1] [2]

She was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2020 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze Medal.[3]

Kristen Bujnowski and Christine de Bruin also won a Bronze IBSF World Cup Crystal Globe in 2020.[4]

In September 2021, she broke the Canadian and Calgary Ice House women's push record, pushing 5.36s. The Canadian record had been previously shared with Shelly-Ann Brown (2009), Cynthia Appiah (2019) and Kristen Bujnowski (2020) at 5.41s. The Calgary Ice House record was previously held by Aja Evans (2017) at 5.39s.[5]

In January 2022,Bujnowski was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karstens-Smith. Gemma. 2019-03-04. Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled. 2021-09-25. CTVNews. en.
  2. https://www.ibsf.org/images/api/download/competitions/a2a3eba1-4de2-4f10-914a-900b68e600d1_finalresult_wch_bobsleigh_women_whistler.pdf Two-woman results
  3. Web site: 2020-02-25. Mount Brydges native lands bronze at Bobsleigh World Championships. 2021-09-25. London. en.
  4. Web site: IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 2021-09-25. www.ibsf.org. en-gb.
  5. Web site: Kristen Bujnowski's bobsled career takes a 180-degree turn for the best. 2021-09-25. torontosun. en-CA.
  6. Web site: 21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing. 20 January 2022. www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022.
  7. Web site: 18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022. Nichols. Paula. 20 January 2022. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 20 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Smart. Zack. Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games. 20 January 2022. www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 20 January 2022.

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