the athlete
EMILY DICKSON
BIRTHDATE: May 23rd, 1997
HOMETOWN: Burns Lake, British Columbia
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Canmore, Alberta
PAST RESIDENCES: Burns Lake, BC + Prince George, BC
TEAM: Senior Canadian National Team
COACHES: Justin Wadsworth, Pavel Lantsov
AMBASSADOR FOR: MADSHUS Canada - BUFF Canada - USANA Health Sciences
ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS:
- BIATHLON CANADA's Senior National Team, 2019
- BIATHLON CANADA's U24 National Team, 2018
- BIATHLON CANADA's Junior National Team and 2022 Development Team: 2013 - 2017
- Canada Winter Games Medalist (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze), 2015
- 12 x National Champion, 26 x National Medalist: 2012 - 2019
- Selected to represent Canada at 7 Youth and Junior World Championships: 2013 - 2019
AWARDS & HONOURS:
- Recipient of PETRO CANADA's FACE Grant, 2018 + 2019
- Voted the PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN's "Newsmaker of the Year" by the city of Prince George, 2015
- 2015 Canada Winter Games Torch Bearer
- Recipient of the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame "Youth Excellence Award", 2014
- Recipient of ENBRIDGE Northern Gateway Pipelines' "Leading Spirits Youth Achievement Award" for involvement and contribution in the community, 2013
- Recipient of PACIFIC SPORT's "Athlete of the Year" Award, 2013
- Recipient of PACIFIC SPORT's "Rising Star" Award, 2012