Taylor Austin (born 18 January 1990) is a Canadian
bobsledder
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...
who competes in the two-man and four-man events as a driver.
Career
Austin was recruited to compete in the sport of bobsleigh after finishing his football career at the
University of Calgary
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During the 2019–20 season, Austin finished in first place in the overall rankings for the two-man and four-man events.
In January 2022, Austin was named to
Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the two-man and four-man events.
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1990 births
Living people
Canadian male bobsledders
Sportspeople from Lethbridge
Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic bobsledders for Canada
21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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