Nathan Smith (biathlete)

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| fullname = Nathan Smith

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/nathan-smith/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=7 January 2014}}

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| olympicteams = 2 (2014)(2018)

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| wcseasons = 10 (2006/07–)

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Nathan Smith (born 25 December 1985) is a Canadian biathlete.

Career

Smith competed for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

At the 2015 Biathlon World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland in the 10 km Sprint event Nathan won Silver. He was the first Canadian male biathlete to medal at a World Championship.{{cite web |title=Nathan Smith makes history with biathlon worlds silver|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/nathan-smith-makes-history-with-biathlon-worlds-silver-1.2985731 |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=2015-03-07}}

At the 2015 Biathlon World Cup event in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Nathan Smith won the first biathlon World Cup gold medal of his career{{cite news |title=Calgary's Nathan Smith claims World Cup gold|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/calgarys-nathan-smith-claims-world-cup-gold |newspaper=Calgary Herald |accessdate=2015-03-21}} in the Men's 12.5 km pursuit race.

At the Nov. 29, 2015 IBU World Cup in Ostersund, Sweden Canada's Rosanna Crawford and Nathan Smith teamed up to win the silver medal in the season-opening single mixed relay. The top five results in this race were as follows: 1. Norway, 36:27.3; 2. Canada (Rosanna Crawford/Canmore, Alta., Nathan Smith/Calgary), 36:39.2; 3. Germany, 36:40.5; 4. Sweden, 36:51.7; 5. Russia, 37:09.1

At the 2016 Biathlon World Championships in Holmenkollen, Norway on March 12 Nathan Smith teamed up with Christian Gow, Scott Gow, and Brendan Green to win the bronze medal in the men's relay.{{cite web |title=Canada captures men's relay bronze at biathlon world championships|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/biathlon/canada-mens-biathlon-world-relay-title-1.3488638 |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=2016-08-27}}{{cite web |title=Mens Relay Results|url=http://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1516/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf |publisher=International Biathlon Union |accessdate=2016-08-27}}

=2018 Winter Olympics=

In January 2018, Smith 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}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

=Olympic Games=

0 medals

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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}}

align=left |{{flagicon|Russia}} 2014 Sochi

| 25th

| 13th

| 11th

| dnf

| 7th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2018 Pyeongchang

| 81st

| 44th

| 54th

| —

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

=World Championships=

2 medals (1 silver, 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}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2008 Östersund

| 81st

| 92nd

| —

| 21st

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk

| 85th

| 67th

| —

| 11th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2012 Ruhpolding

| 61st

| 45th

| 43rd

| —

| 13th

| 18th

align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2013 Nové Město

| 62nd

| 72nd

| —

| 8th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2015 Kontiolahti

| 44th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

| 13th

| 23rd

| 19th

| 12th

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen

| 42nd

| 46th

| 25th

| —

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| 11th

:*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

:**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

References

External links

{{IBU name|BTCAN12512198501}}
{{Olympics.com profile|nathan-smith}}
{{SR/Olympics profile|sm/nathan-smith-1}}

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Calgary

Category:Canadian male biathletes

Category:Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic biathletes for Canada

Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists

Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen