Kristen Bujnowski
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93013-Kristen_Bujnowski.jpg) Bujnowski in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1992 London, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.kristenbujnowski.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Two-woman | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
