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| Born | (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27) Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Megan Bankes (born 22 August 1997) is a Canadian biathlete.
In January 2022, Bankes was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.
Career results
Olympic Games
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 Beijing
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33rd | 77th | — | — | 10th | — |
World Championships
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2019 Östersund |
75th | 58th | LAP | — | 14th | — | — |
 2020 Antholz |
87th | 61st | — | — | 9th | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka |
88th | 35th | 46th | — | 16th | — | — |
Private life
Bankes outed herself as lesbian.
References
- Profile at IBU portal
- "Megan Bankes". www.biathloncanada.ca.
- "Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "Eight biathletes nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Outsports:At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Canadian female biathletes
- Sportspeople from Calgary
- Canadian lesbian sportswomen
- LGBTQ biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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- Canadian winter sports biography stubs