Megan Tandy Explained

Megan Tandy
Birth Date:1988 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Height:170 cm
Weight:59 kg
Club:BC High Performance Club
Squamish, British Columbia
Updated:17 February 2010

Megan Tandy (formerly Megan Heinicke; born 10 September 1988) is a Canadian biathlete.

Career

Tandy was raised in Prince George, British Columbia.[2]

She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's sprint (7.5 km), pursuit (10 km), mass start (12.5 km) and individual (15 km) competitions.

She placed 46th in the sprint on 13 February 2010 with a time of 22:07.7 and no penalties, resulting in a +2:12.1 deficit. In the pursuit on 16 February, she placed 36th with a time of 34:02.2 with one penalty, resulting in a +3:46.2 deficit.

Along with Canadian biathletes Zina Kocher, Sandra Keith, Rosanna Crawford, and Megan Imrie, she posed for the Bold Beautiful Biathlon calendar to raise money to cover annual expenses for training and competition.[3]

In January 2014 she was named to the 2014 Winter Olympic team.[4]

Personal life

Megan Tandy married coach Ilmar Heinicke weeks after the 2010 Olympics and took her husband's surname. Her son, Predo, was born in November 2010.[5] Tandy and Heinicke separated in September 2014.[6]

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Tandy was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.[7] [8] [9]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2010 Vancouver49th45th35th14th
align=left 2014 Sochi51st59thDNF7th
2018 Pyeongchang57thDNS

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding30th52nd42nd13th
align=left 2013 Nové Město50th54th44th12th15th
align=left 2015 Kontiolahti21st23rd27th23rd9th
2017 Hochfilzen43rd64th16th

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Megan Tandy . Canadian Olympic Committee . 16 February 2010.
  2. Web site: Megan Tandy . Canadian Sport Centre . 28 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100224094740/http://www.cscpacific.ca/content/2010/BCOlympians/MeganTandy.asp . 24 February 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: Biathlon Canada: FIVE CANADIAN BIATHLON WOMEN LAUNCH NUDE CALENDAR WITH HOPES OF RAISING FUNDS TO FUEL QUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL PODIUM . 24 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706170152/http://www.biathloncanada.ca/main.php?p=3566&lan=1 . 6 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Biathlon Canada names Olympic team . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320071907/http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/canada-olympic-biathlon-team-announced.html . 20 March 2014 . 2 January 2014 . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. News: Peters . Jason . 'Our Megan' seeking Olympic support . . 29 November 2013 . 18 January 2014.
  6. News: Tandy gunning for World Cup podium . Clarke . Ted . 2 September 2015 . . 6 December 2015.
  7. News: Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang. CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. 16 January 2018.
  8. News: Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team. CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. 16 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018. McCarter. Shannon. 16 January 2018. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 16 January 2018.