Mike Evelyn
{{Short description|Canadian bobsledder}}
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| name = Mike Evelyn
| alt = Colour photograph of Mike Evelyn standing up in a black BMW bobsleigh with the Canadian maple leaf on the front.
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| image = 2021-02-14_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_5850_by_Stepro.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|4|13}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| country = Canada
| sport = Bobsleigh
| event = Two-man, Four-man
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Mike Evelyn (born 13 April 1993) is a Canadian bobsledder who competes in the two-man and four-man events as a brakeman.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/10972/Evelyn|title=Mike Evelyn|work=International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF)|accessdate=28 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/mike-evelyn/|title=Mike Evelyn|website=olympic.ca|accessdate=29 January 2022}}
Career
Evelyn is a former ice hockey player who switched to bobsleigh during the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2020/12/05/high-achievers-ottawas-mike-evelyn-trades-his-hockey-blades-for-longer-blades-on-the-canadian-bobsleigh-team/|title=HIGH ACHIEVERS: Ottawa's Mike Evelyn trades his hockey blades for longer blades on the Canadian bobsleigh team|date=5 December 2020|website=www.ottawasportspages.ca/|publisher=Ottawa Sport Pages|access-date=28 January 2022}}
In January 2022, Evelyn was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/news/?id=576|title=21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing|date=20 January 2022|website=www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c|publisher=Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton|access-date=20 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/20/18-bobsleigh-and-3-skeleton-athletes-to-be-on-team-canada-at-beijing-2022/|title=18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=20 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=20 January 2022}}{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Zack|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/canadian-boblsleigh-team-beijing-olympics-1.6320886|title=Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games|date=20 January 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=20 January 2022}}
Alongside his success in bobsled, Evelyn received a degree in electrical engineering from Dalhousie University in 2019 and works as a systems engineer.{{Cite web |title=Mike Evelyn - Systems Engineer - Linkedin |url=https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mike-evelyn-a80706180 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=Linkedin}}
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Category:Canadian male bobsledders
Category:Sportspeople from Ottawa
Category:Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic bobsledders for Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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