Megan Bankes

Megan Bankes
Personal information
Born (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Sport
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Canada
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Osrblie 12.5 km individual

Megan Bankes (born 22 August 1997) is a Canadian biathlete.[2]

In January 2022, Bankes was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]

Career results

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Olympic Games

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 33rd 77th 10th

World Championships

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 75th 58th LAP 14th
Italy 2020 Antholz 87th 61st 9th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 88th 35th 46th 16th

Private life

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Bankes outed herself as lesbian.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Profile at IBU portal
  2. ^ "Megan Bankes". www.biathloncanada.ca.
  3. ^ "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ Outsports:At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022