Dawn Richardson Wilson
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999
Accra, Ghana
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh

Dawn Richardson Wilson (born 26 September 1999) is a Canadian bobsledder.[1] Richardson Wilson was born in Accra, Ghana; she currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] As a bobsledder, Richardson Wilson has been in both the pilot and brakewoman positions.[3] She has been involved in a variety of sports, such as rugby, track and field, and ultimate frisbee, but has gained a recent interest in bobsledding.[4] She made her international debut in 2018, with team member Kori Hol as the pilot, on the North American Cup circuit.[5] A year later, in December 2019, Richardson Wilson got into her first World Cup race, finishing fifth place with Christine de Bruin.[6] She became a fulltime World Cup brakewoman in 2020-21, despite the Canadian team only being able to compete in the second half of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Personal life

Richardson Wilson emigrated to Canada with her mother when she was two years old.[8] After her mother passed away four years later, she was taken care of by her brother and sister-in-law.[8][9]

Career

Richardson Wilson first started the sport in 2018.[10] In December 2019, Richardson Wilson competed in her first World Cup race, finishing in fifth place with Christine de Bruin.[2] Richardson Wilson's best performance was a fourth-place finish in January 2021.[2]

In January 2022, Richardson Wilson was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Dawn Richardson Wilson". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dawn Richardson Wilson". olympic.ca. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "IBSF | Dawn Richardson Wilson". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Dawn Richardson Wilson". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. ↑ "Dawn Richardson Wilson". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Dawn Richardson Wilson". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  8. 1 2 Barnes, Dan (3 December 2019). "Young bobsledder navigates all of life's curves". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Young Edmonton athlete makes Olympic debut after overcoming adversity | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ↑ Cook, Adam (10 July 2020). "'The writing is on the wall': Canada's next great bobsledder could come out of Edmonton". CTV News Edmonton. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
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