Chris Gudzowsky

Chris Gudzowsky (born 15 August 1990) is a Canadian born bobsledder who started competing in 2006.

Biography Gudzowsky was born in Calgary, Alberta, attending Elboya Elementary and Junior High School. He then proceeded to graduate with honors from Henry Wise Wood High School, before going on to work towards a Double Major in Marketing and International Business at Mount Royal University.

Sports career Originally a Muay Thai fighter and Hockey player, in 2006 he switched to bobsleigh out of pure interest from his fathers past participation in the sport. At 16, he was the youngest bobsleigh athlete in the country. He then went on to compete on the Alberta Team for the next 3 years, until moving up to compete for Canada. He has competed in various international competitions over the years, as well as fore-running the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in both two-man and four-man bobsleigh. In mid 2015 Gudzowsky moved to Australia. He took part and tested at the 2015 Australian National Team testing combine in Sydney Australia; making the Australian National Team in the process. He went on to compete for Australia's National Team in numerous international competitions. In 2017, he represented Australia's National Team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Test Event, In Korea, finishing 24th. Gudzowsky missed the opportunity of joining his team and representing Australia at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, due to citizenship processing issues. In 2020, Chris ended up receiving his Australian Citizenship; allowing him to represent Australia at future Olympic Games.

Personal life Gudzowsky resides in Perth, WA, Australia. He continues to train full-time with hopes of competing in future Olympic Games and World Cup events.

Australian results RankSeasonDateEvent24 WC 2016–17 19 March 2017 4man Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea 5 NAC 2015–16 18 March 2016 4man Lake Placid, NY, USA 7 NAC 2015–16 17 March 2016 4man Lake Placid, NY, USA 7 NAC 2015–16 17 March 2016 4man Lake Placid, NY, USA7 NAC 2015–16 29 February 2016 4man Park City, UT, USA 6 NAC 2015–16 28 February 2016 4man Park City, UT, USA 12 NAC 2015–16 14 November 2015 4man Calgary, AB, Canada

Canadian results

World Cup RankSeasonDateEvent11 WC 2010–11 27 November 2010 2man Whistler, BC, Canada 12 WC 2010–11 25 November 2010 4man Whistler, BC, Canada

North Americas Cup RankSeasonDateEvent9 2012–139 December 2012 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 12 2012–138 December 2012 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 12 2012–138 December 2012 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 15 2012–138 December 2012 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 14 2012–136 December 2012 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 12 2012–136 December 2012 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 6 2012–1317 November 2012 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 6 2012–13 17 November 2012 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 9 2012–13 16 November 2012 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 6 2012–13 10 November 2012 4man Park City, UT, USA 4 2012–13 9 November 2012 4man Park City, UT, USA 8 2012–13 8 November 2012 2man Park City, UT, USA6 2012–13 7 November 2012 2man Park City, UT, USA 2012–13 6 November 2012 Team Comp. Park City, UT, USA 13 2009–10 12 November 2010 2man Park City, UT, USA 16 2009–10 11 November 2010 2man Park City, UT, USA 14 2009–10 8 November 2010 Team Comp. Park City, UT, USA 11 2009–10 20 December 2009 4man Lake Placid, NY, USA 10 2009–10 20 December 2009 4man Lake Placid, NY, USA 17 2009–10 19 December 2009 2man Lake Placid, NY, USA 17 2009–10 19 December 2009 2man Lake Placid, NY, USA 15 2009–10 18 December 2009 2man Lake Placid, NY, USA 12 2009–10 12 December 2009 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 12 2009–10 12 December 2009 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 18 2009–10 11 December 2009 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 8 2009–10 5 December 2009 4man Park City, UT, USA 13 2009–10 5 December 2009 4man Park City, UT, USA 11 2009–10 4 December 2009 4man Park City, UT, USA 15 2009–10 3 December 2009 2man Park City, UT, USA 18 2009–10 2 December 2009 2man Park City, UT, USA 18 2009–10 1 December 2009 2man Park City, UT, USA 11 2008–09 21 November 2008 2man Lake Placid, NY, USA 11 2008–09 20 November 2008 2man Lake Placid, NY, USA 11 2008–09 9 November 2008 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 12 2008–09 8 November 2008 4man Calgary, AB, Canada 15 2008–09 7 November 2008 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 15 2008–09 6 November 2008 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 10 2008–09 2 November 2008 4man Park City, UT, USA 8 2008–09 1 November 2008 4man Park City, UT, USA 12 2008–09 31 October 2008 2man Park City, UT, USA 14 2008–09 30 October 2008 2man Park City, UT, USA 7 2007–08 4 April 2008 4man Lake Placid, NY, USA 11 2007–08 18 January 2008 2man Calgary, AB, Canada 13 2007–08 17 January 2008 2man Calgary, AB, Canada