Kristen Bujnowski
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Personal information | |
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Born | London, Ontario, Canada | March 14, 1992
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Website | https://www.kristenbujnowski.com/ |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event | Two-woman |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Kristen Bujnowski (born March 14, 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder. She was an alternate at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Two Women Bobsleigh. Kristen was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2019 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze medal.[1][2] She was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2020 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze Medal.[3] Kristen Bujnowski and Christine de Bruin also won a Bronze IBSF World Cup Crystal Globe in 2020.[4] In September 2021, she broke the Canadian and Calgary Ice House women's push record, pushing 5.36s. The Canadian record had been previously shared with Shelly-Ann Brown (2009), Cynthia Appiah (2019) and Kristen Bujnowski (2020) at 5.41s. The Calgary Ice House record was previously held by Aja Evans (2017) at 5.39s.[5] In January 2022, Bujnowski was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team,[6][7][8] finishing 5th in the two-woman event.
References
- ↑ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (2019-03-04). "Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled". CTVNews. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ Two-woman results Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled
- ↑ "Mount Brydges native lands bronze at Bobsleigh World Championships". London. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ "Kristen Bujnowski's bobsled career takes a 180-degree turn for the best". torontosun. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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- Canadian female bobsledders
- Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
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