Ben Coakwell

Originally from Moose Jaw, Sask., Ben Coakwell grew up surrounded by organized sport. He spent a majority of his youth playing hockey and lacrosse competitively. It wasn’t until Grade 12 that he began playing football for Central Collegiate.

Ben attended the University of Saskatchewan to play football for the Huskies on an athletic bursary provided by the David Dube Foundation award. He led the team in scoring and rushing in both the 2010 and 2011 season. He also competed for the Huskies Track and Field team as a 60 and 200 metre sprinter. 

Ben was known for his size and speed in the football world, thus helping him being discovered by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. He attended a blue chip camp in early March 2012 and has pushed his way onto the National Team. In his first year on the World Cup squad, Ben was part of Chris Spring’s crew that won their first-ever medal on the elite circuit when they finished third in Whistler. 

Ben made his Olympic debut in 2014 where he was part of Justin Kripps’ four-man team. Team Kripps captured another bronze in the four-man in 2016 in Lake Placid, along with a silver in Park City in 2017 on the road to his second Olympic experience. 

After participating in his second Olympic Games in PyeongChang 2018 as a member of Nick Poloniato’s 12th-place four-man crew, Ben reunited with Justin Kripps in 2019 where the team celebrated a bronze medal at the World Championships on home ice in Whistler. They also won the Lake Placid World Cup four-man race in 2019.
Team Kripps was named Team of the Year at the Canadian Sport Awards. 

The squad proved in 2020 they will continue to be a force to reckon with on the track to Beijing 2022. Team Kripps finished third in the Overall World Cup two- and four-man standings. They were second in the Overall Combined World Cup standings.

Ben enjoys painting abstract and watching movies. He spends time hanging with his friends and likes to stay busy. He believes in hard work and discipline.

Career Highlights

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2021 - World Championships - Altenberg, GER				5th 4man
2021 - World Cup, Winterberg, GER		4man
2021 - World Cup, St Moritz, SUI			4man
2020 – World Cup, Sigulda, LAT			2man
2020 – World Cup, St. Moritz, SUI	4man
2020 – World Cup, Igls, AUT				5th 4man
2020 – World Cup, La Plagne, FRA				5th 4man
2020 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER				5th 4man
2019 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA	4man
2019 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA			2man
2019 – World Championships, Whistler, CAN			4man
2019 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN				5th 4man
2019 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA	4man			9th 2man
2019 – World Cup, Igls, AUT				6th 4man 7th 2man
2019 – World Cup, Koenigssee, GER				5th 4man
2018 – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR				12th 4man
2017 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN				11th 4man
2017 – World Cup, Park City, USA		4man		8th 4man
2016 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN				5th 4man
2016 – World Cup, Park City, USA				4th 4man
2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA			4man
2015 – World Cup, Sochi, RUS				4th 4man
2015 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER				7th 4man
2014 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA				4th 4man
2014 – World Cup, Igls, AUT				6th 4man
2014 – World Cup, St. Moritz, SUI				4th 4man
2013 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA				4th 4man
2013 – World Cup, Calgary, USA				4th 4man
2012 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN			4man
2012 – World Cup, Park City, USA				8th 4man

Olympic Winter Games Results

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World Championship Results

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World Cup Results

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