Nathan Smith (biathlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Smith |
| Born |
25 December 1985 Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Professional information | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| World Cup debut | 4 January 2007 |
| Olympic Games | |
| Teams | 1 (2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 6 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Medals | 2 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10 (2006/07–) |
| Individual victories | 1 |
| All victories | 1 |
| Individual podiums | 5 |
| All podiums | 5 |
| Updated on 22 March 2015. | |
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Nathan Smith (born 25 September 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.[2]
At the 2015 Biathlon World Cup event in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Nathan Smith won the first biathlon World Cup gold medal of his career[3] 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
References
- ↑ "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Nathan Smith makes history with biathlon worlds silver". CBC News. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "Calgary's Nathan Smith claims World Cup gold". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-21.