Callum Watson (skier)
Australian cross-country skier
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34)[1] Sydney, Australia |
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Website | www.callumwxc.com |
Sport | |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Club | Cooma Ski Club[1] |
Updated on 11 February 2014 |
Callum Watson (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cross-country skier. He represented Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[2][3] He also competed in the 2015 world championships in Falun, Sweden.[4][5]
In 2014, Watson recorded a VO2 max of 89.6ml/kg/min at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). This broke the record for AIS athletes previously held by Cadel Evans.[6][7]
His older sister Aimee Watson also represented Australia in cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[6]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | Olympic Games | Sochi, Russia | 75th | 15 kilometre classical | 45:46.5 |
60th | 30 kilometre skiathlon | 1:17:00.4 | |||
85th | Sprint | 5:29.62 | |||
12th | Team sprint | 25:54.31 | |||
2015 | World Championships | Falun, Sweden | 72nd | 15 kilometre freestyle | 40:40.3 |
DNF | 50 kilometre classical |
References
- ^ a b "Athlete : WATSON Callum". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Callum Watson – Australia". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Callum Watson". olympic.org. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 - Men 15.0 km Individual Free - Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 - Men 50.0 km Mass Start Classic - Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Callum Watson". olympics.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Wounded Winter Olympian battles insurance company after puncturing lung in ski crash". abc.net.au. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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2018 Australia Winter Olympics team
- Lucas Mata
- David Mari
- Lachlan Reidy
- Hayden Smith
- Phillip Bellingham
- Barbara Jezeršek
- Aimee Watson
- Callum Watson
- Casey Wright
- Jessica Yeaton
- Jakara Anthony
- Rohan Chapman-Davies
- Britteny Cox
- Matt Graham
- Anton Grimus
- Claudia Gueli
- Russ Henshaw
- Madii Himbury
- Sami Kennedy-Sim
- Lydia Lassila
- James Matheson
- David Morris
- Laura Peel
- Danielle Scott
- Brodie Summers
- Samantha Wells
- Andy Jung
- Deanna Lockett
- John Farrow
- Jaclyn Narracott
- Emily Arthur
- Cameron Bolton
- Belle Brockhoff
- Kent Callister
- † Tess Coady
- Holly Crawford
- Jarryd Hughes
- Scotty James
- Nathan Johnstone
- Adam Lambert
- Alex Pullin
- Jessica Rich
Chef de mission: Ian Chesterman
Medalist is shown in bold and flagbearer in italics † selected the team but didn't compete due to injury in training prior to the competition.
Medalist is shown in bold and flagbearer in italics † selected the team but didn't compete due to injury in training prior to the competition.
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