Ryan Sommer

Ryan Sommer (born August 27, 1993) is a Canadian bobsledder.

Ryan Sommer
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993
White Rock, British Columbia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
Event(s)Four-man
Turned pro2016
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingFour-man
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 WhistlerFour-man

Career

He participated at the IBSF World Championships 2019, winning a medal in the four-man event.[1]

In January 2022, Sommer was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[2][3][4] Sommer would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.[5][6]

On August 25, 2022, Sommer announced his retirement from the sport.[7]

Personal life

Sommer is engaged to Canadian hockey player Blayre Turnbull.[8]

References
  1. Four-man results
  2. "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. Stinson, Scott (19 February 2022). "Justin Kripps wins Canada's final medal of Winter Olympics — and it's a bronze in bobsled". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. Ewing, Lori (25 August 2022). "Canada Olympic bobsled gold medallist Justin Kripps retiring". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Press. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. "After three months apart from their home in Canada, two engaged Olympians share a brief moment together in Beijing".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.