Cody Sorensen (born 6 October 1986) is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He is a 4-time World Cup medallist, including third place in the four-man event at Park City and Lake Placid in December 2010. As a member of team Spring, Sorensen was ranked 2nd in the World in 4-man bobsleigh in the 2013/2014 season. Cody was named the 2010 Ontario male athlete of the year. In 2022, at 35 years of age, Cody made an unprecedented return to the Olympics after 8 years of retirement and finished 9th in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. Cody currently leads the mergers and acquisitions division at Welch Capital Partners in Ottawa, Canada.
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| Born | 6 October 1986[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[2] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | |||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Sochi 2014, Beijing 2022 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBefore being in bobsleigh, Sorensen was a hurdler at the University of Guelph.
In January 2022, Sorensen was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ FIBT profile Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 5, 2011
- ^ a b c http://www.bobsleigh.ca/AthleteBio.aspx?BiosID=YKq3DVUeuBs= Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine bobsleig
- ^ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Cody Sorensen at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Cody Sorensen at Olympics.com
- Cody Sorensen at Olympedia
- Cody Sorensen at Team Canada
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