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Ryan Sommer

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Ryan Sommer
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993 (age 31)
White Rock, British Columbia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
EventFour-man
Turned pro2016
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Four-man
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Whistler Four-man

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

Career

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ "2 Canadian Olympians Just Got Married & They Went Through So Much For Beijing 2022".
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