Reid Watts

{{Short description|Canadian luger (born 1998)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Reid Watts

| image = 2018-11-21 Reid Watts by Sandro Halank.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Reid Watts (2018)

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 22, 1998}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = 1

| height = 183 cm[http://www.fil-luge.org/en/athletes/reid-watts FIL Profile]

| weight = 75 kg

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympics}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Lillehammer|Singles}}

}}

Reid Watts (born December 22, 1998) is a Canadian luger.[http://www.luge.ca/en/team/?id=83 Luge Canada profile]

Career

=2015–2016 season=

Watts won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event at the second Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/youtholympics/what-canada-did-youth-olympics-1.3447945|title=Youth Olympics: Reid Watts wins 1st medal for Canada|date=14 February 2016|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=23 December 2017}}

=2017–2018 season=

In December 2017, Watts was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/luge/canada-luge-team-2018-winter-games-1.4457928|title=Canadian luge team named for 2018 Winter Olympics|date=20 December 2017|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)|access-date=21 December 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.luge.ca/en/news/?id=960|title=Canadian luge team named for PyeongChang 2018|date=20 December 2017|website=www.luge.ca/|publisher=Luge Canada|access-date=23 December 2017}}

=2022 Olympics=

In January 2022, Watts was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|last=Nichols|first=Paula|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/18/team-canada-to-have-six-luge-athletes-at-beijing-2022/|website=www.olympic.ca|title=Team Canada to have six luge athletes at Beijing 2022|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=18 January 2022|accessdate=18 January 2022}}{{cite news|date=18 January 2022|title=Veterans Walker, Snith to lead young Canadian luge team at Beijing Winter Games|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/veterans-walker-snith-to-lead-young-canadian-luge-team-at-beijing-winter-games-1.5744587|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=18 January 2022}}

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