Callum Smith (skier)

Callum Smith (born 12 October 1992) is a British cross-country skier. He took up skiing at the age of eight and made his debut competing for Great Britain in 2008 in a FIS race in Tornio, Finland. He made his debut at the Winter Olympics in 2014, finishing 62nd in the 30km skiathlon and 67th in the 15km classical.[1] He was educated at Inverurie Academy,[2] before studying chemical engineering at the University of Edinburgh.[3] Callum also competed at the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics, finishing 57th in the Skiathlon and 54th in the 50km classic events.

Smith at the 2014 Winter Olympics

He retired from professional cross-country skiing in 2018. [4]

References

  1. Callum Smith Sochi 2014
  2. "Callum Smith". British Ski and Snowboarding. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "Student engineers place at Olympics". University of Edinburgh. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. Callum Smith. "Saying my peace". Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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