Reid Watts

Reid Watts
Reid Watts (2018)
Personal information
BornDecember 22, 1998 (1998-12-22) (age 26)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Medal record
Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lillehammer Singles

Reid Watts (born December 22, 1998) is a Canadian luger.[2]

Career

2015–2016 season

Watts won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event at the second Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[3]

2017–2018 season

In December 2017, Watts was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4][5]

2022 Olympics

In January 2022, Watts was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b FIL Profile
  2. ^ Luge Canada profile
  3. ^ "Youth Olympics: Reid Watts wins 1st medal for Canada". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Canadian luge team named for 2018 Winter Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Canadian luge team named for PyeongChang 2018". www.luge.ca/. Luge Canada. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ^ Nichols, Paula (18 January 2022). "Team Canada to have six luge athletes at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Veterans Walker, Snith to lead young Canadian luge team at Beijing Winter Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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