Ryan Sommer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 27 August 1993 White Rock, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event | Four-man |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Ryan Sommer (born 27 August 1993) is a Canadian bobsledder.
Career
He participated at the IBSF World Championships 2019, winning a medal in the four-man event.
In January 2022, Sommer was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. Sommer would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.
On August 25, 2022, Sommer announced his retirement from the sport.
Personal life
Sommer is married to Canadian hockey player Blayre Turnbull.
References
- ↑ Four-man results
- ↑ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca. 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". 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". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Kripps leads Canada to four-man bobsled bronze on final day of Olympics". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Ewing, Lori (25 August 2022). "Canada Olympic bobsled gold medallist Justin Kripps retiring". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Press. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "2 Canadian Olympians Just Got Married & They Went Through So Much For Beijing 2022".
External links
- Ryan Sommer at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- Ryan Sommer at Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
- Ryan Sommer at Team Canada
- Ryan Sommer at Olympics.com
- Ryan Sommer at Olympedia
- Ryan Sommer at InterSportStats
- Ryan Sommer on Instagram
