Reid Watts (born December 22, 1998) is a Canadian luger.
Career
2015–2016 season
Watts won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event at the second
Winter Youth Olympics
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in
Lillehammer
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, Norway.
2017–2018 season
In December 2017, Watts was named to
Canada's Olympic team for the
2018 Winter Olympics
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, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
in
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
, South Korea.
2022 Olympics
In January 2022, Watts was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.
References
External links
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1998 births
Canadian male lugers
Living people
Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic lugers for Canada
Lugers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Youth Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
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