Ben Coakwell (born June 25, 1987) is a Canadian Olympic

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Career

In January 2022, Coakwell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team, his third games. Coakwell would go onto win the bronze medal in the Four-man event.

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* 1987 births Living people Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Canadian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies football players Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in bobsleigh {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub