Scott Gow
Gow in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-11-06) November 6, 1990
Calgary, Alberta
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight160 lb or 80kg
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBiathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Canmore3 × 7.5 km relay

Scott Gow (born November 6, 1990) is a Canadian biathlete. He competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season and represented Canada at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě and at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.[1]

Gow is the older brother of Canadian biathlete Christian Gow, competing alongside each other representing Canada at World Championships and both the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

Career

In January 2018, Gow was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.[2][4][5]

In January 2022, Gow was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6][7] At the games, Gow was part of the relay team that finished in 6th, Canada's highest ever placement in the event.[8]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 14th 61st — — 11st 12nd
China 2022 Beijing 5th 12th 20th 25th 6th 14th

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 31st 44th 50th — 8th — —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 63rd 50th 52nd — 19th —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 18th 47th 49th — Bronze —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 43rd 25th 47th — 13th 13th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 26th 50th 43rd — 13th 16th 15th
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 80th 16th 35th — 14th 14th —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 40th 77th — — 12th 8th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

  1. ↑ "Scott Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Christian Gow | Results and Standings". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ↑ McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Murray, Nick (15 February 2022). "Canada earns best-ever Olympic finish in men's 4x7.5km biathlon relay". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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