Christian Gow
{{short description|Canadian biathlete}}
{{use Canadian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Christian Gow
| image = Gow C. – Biathlon WCh 2024 Nove Mesto 2981.jpg
| caption = Gow in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|28}}
| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta
| height = 185 cm
| weight = 176 lb
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| country = Canada
| sport = Biathlon
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Oslo|4 × 7.5 km relay}}
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Christian Gow (born March 28, 1993) is a former Canadian biathlete.{{cite web |url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/gow-christian/BTCAN12803199301?tab=results |title=Christian Gow {{!}} Results and Standings |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=19 February 2022}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athlete/gow-scott/BTCAN10611199001?tab=results |title=Scott Gow {{!}} Results and Standings |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=19 February 2022}}
Career
In January 2018, Gow was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.{{cite news|title=Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/olympic-veterans-crawford-and-green-lead-canadian-biathlon-team-to-pyeongchang-1.3762254|work=CTV News|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|date=16 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/biathlon/canada-olympic-biathlon-team-1.4489810|work=CBC News|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|date=16 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2018/01/16/team-canada-biathletes-nominated-for-pyeongchang-2018/|title=Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018|last=McCarter|first=Shannon|date=16 January 2018|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=16 January 2018}}
In January 2022, Gow was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite news|date=19 January 2022|title=Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2022/01/19/lunder-headlines-list-of-eight-canadian-biathletes-nominated-for-beijing-games.html|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=19 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/19/eight-biathletes-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/|title=Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=19 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=19 January 2022}} At the games, Gow was part of the relay team that finished in 6th, Canada's highest ever placement in the event.{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Nick|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/biathlon/canada-biathlon-mens-relay-beijing-2022-olympics-1.6351989|title=Canada earns best-ever Olympic finish in men's 4x7.5km biathlon relay|date=15 February 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=25 February 2022}}
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
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| align=left |{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2018 Pyeongchang
| 26th | 62nd | — | — | 11th | 12th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing
| 24th | 12th | 35th | 13th | 6th | 14th |
=World Championships=
1 medal (1 bronze)
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!Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}} !style="width:70px;"|Relay !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}} !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Single mixed relay}} |
| align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2015 Kontiolahti
| 65th | 73rd | — | — | 19th | — | rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
| 46th | — | — | — | style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze | — |
| align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2017 Hochfilzen
| DNF | 32nd | 23rd | — | 13th | — |
| align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund
| DNF | 84th | — | — | 13th | 16th | — |
| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz-Anterselva
| 20th | 65th | — | — | 14th | 14th | 8th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka
| 72nd | 16th | 29th | 11th | 12th | 8th | 8th |
| align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof
|89th |92nd |— |— |11th |8th |— |
| align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} 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
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External links
- [https://olympic.ca/team-canada/christian-gow/ Christian Gow] at the Canadian Olympic Committee
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Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists
Category:Canadian male biathletes
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic biathletes for Canada
Category:Sportspeople from Calgary
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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