Cynthia Appiah

A standout shot put and hammer throw athlete at York University, Cynthia was introduced to bobsleigh in the summer of 2011 when she attended a testing camp at her university. Cynthia tested, went to her first bob school, completed school and has been on a steady progression since going to her second bobsleigh school in 2013.

Cynthia enjoyed a standout rookie season on the World Cup where she pushed both two-time Olympic champion, Kaillie Humphries, to a gold and bronze medal, along with rookie pilot Alysia Rissling to her first ever World Cup bronze medal. Cynthia has excelled with fast pushes and medal winning performances at all levels while working her way through the system, sliding provincially and on the North America’s Cup circuit.

After heading to PyeongChang as an alternate on Canada’s 2018 Olympic Bobsleigh Team, Cynthia switched positions in the sled into the driver’s seat. Weeks after returning from Korea, Cynthia headed to Lake Placid where she took part in a driver’s school and now continues to master the art of piloting a sled on the Development Bobsleigh Team.

Cynthia also continues to be a force on the start block. Cynthia set a new Ice House start record from the pilot bar in 2019 at 5.41.

Outside of bobsleigh, Cynthia watches Jeopardy religiously. A trivia buff who watches way too much television, Cynthia is a huge Blue Jays fan, and previously worked in the team’s customer services department. Her 
journey toward a life in elite sport began through a Jays Care Foundation outreach initiative where children from under-privileged Toronto neighbourhoods were invited to learn to play baseball at a local park.

She was recognized by her peers at Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton with the L. Lamont Gordon Award in 2019. 

Cynthia is one of four siblings in her family, and has a BA History Major/Psychology minor.
 

Career Highlights

Women's Monobob

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2021 - Women's World Monobob Series, Igls, AUT:				4th
2021 - Women's World Monobob Series, Konigssee, GER:				11th
2021 - Women's World Monobob Series, Igls, AUT:
2019 - North American Cup, Lake Placid, USA:
2019 – Women’s Monobob Event, Lake Placid, USA

Pilot 

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2021 - Europe Cup, Igls, AUT				5th
2021 - Europe Cup, Altenberg, GER				4th
2020 - Europe Cup, Igls, AUT:				11th
2020 - World Cup, Igls, AUT:				10th
2020 - North American Cup, Lake Placid, USA:
2019 - North American Cup, Park City, USA:				4th, 4th, 4th  2woman

Brakewoman

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Other
2019 - World Championship, Whistler, CAN				11th 2woman
2019 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN				7th 2woman
2017 – World Cup, Pyeongchang, KOR			2woman
2017 – World Cup, Koenigssee, GER				4th 2woman
2017 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER				5th 2woman
2016 – World Championships, Igls, AUT				16th 2woman
2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA			2woman
2016 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN	2woman
2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA			2woman
2016 – North America’s Cup, Calgary, CAN	2woman
2016 – North America’s Cup, Whistler, CAN	2woman
2015 – North America’s Cup, Lake Placid, USA	2woman

Olympic Winter Games Results

Alternate on 2018 Canadian Olympic Team/remplaçante sur l’équipe canadienne des Jeux Olympiques d’hiver 2018

World Championship Results

Pilot

Brakewoman

World Cup Results

Pilot

Brakewoman