Nathan Smith (born 25 December 1985) is a Canadian 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 | 2 (2014)(2018) |
| 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 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 22 March 2015 | |
Career
editSmith 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
At the 2016 Biathlon World Championships in Holmenkollen, Norway on March 12 Nathan Smith teamed up with Christian Gow, Scott Gow, and Brendan Green to win the bronze medal in the men's relay.[4][5]
2018 Winter Olympics
editIn January 2018, Smith was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.[6][7][8]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi
|
25th | 13th | 11th | dnf | 7th | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
|
81st | 44th | 54th | — | — | — |
- *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
edit2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2008 Östersund
|
81st | 92nd | — | — | 21st | — |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
|
85th | 67th | — | — | 11th | — |
 2012 Ruhpolding
|
61st | 45th | 43rd | — | 13th | 18th |
 2013 Nové Město
|
62nd | 72nd | — | — | 8th | — |
 2015 Kontiolahti
|
44th | Silver | 13th | 23rd | 19th | 12th |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
|
42nd | 46th | 25th | — | Bronze | 11th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Nathan Smith makes history with biathlon worlds silver". CBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Calgary's Nathan Smith claims World Cup gold". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Canada captures men's relay bronze at biathlon world championships". CBC News. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Mens Relay Results" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympic veterans Crawford and Green lead Canadian biathlon team to Pyeongchang". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Rosanna Crawford headlines Canadian Olympic biathlon team". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ McCarter, Shannon (16 January 2018). "Team Canada biathletes nominated for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
edit- Nathan Smith at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Nathan Smith at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Nathan Smith at Olympics.com
- Nathan Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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