Kristen Bujnowski

Kristen Bujnowski
Bujnowski in 2020
Personal information
Born (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992
London, Ontario, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
Event
Two-woman
Turned pro
2017
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 WhistlerMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 WhistlerTwo-woman
Bronze medal – third place2020 AlternbergTwo-woman

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] finishing 5th in the two-woman event.

References

  1. ↑ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (2019-03-04). "Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled". CTVNews. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  2. ↑ Two-woman results Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled
  3. ↑ "Mount Brydges native lands bronze at Bobsleigh World Championships". London. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ↑ "IBSF - International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation". ibsf.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  5. ↑ "Kristen Bujnowski's bobsled career takes a 180-degree turn for the best". torontosun. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  6. ↑ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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