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Alex Gough

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Alex Gough (born May 12, 1987) is a retired Canadian luger who competed between 2002 and 2018. Gough is a two-time Olympic luge medalist, winning bronze in the women's singles event and silver in the team relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She was the first Canadian to win a luge medal at the Olympics. Gough won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships 2011 in Cesana, the first ever for a Canadian woman and only the second overall (Miroslav Zajonc was the first with his gold in the men's singles event in 1983). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Gough is the 7,166th most popular athlete (down from 5,743rd in 2024), the 1,658th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,404th in 2019) and the 195th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alex Gough ranks 7,166 out of 6,025. Before her are Serhiy Smelyk, Chen Li-ju, Simone Alessio, Mateusz Bieniek, Shinji Takahira, and Avtandil Kentchadze. After her are Marius Cozmiuc, Jake Kaminski, Csaba Burján, Lindsay Burns, Marcella Filippi, and Wei Yongli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Alex Gough ranks 1,636. Before her are Amy Rodriguez, Artsiom Parakhouski, Fabián Rinaudo, Razak Boukari, Zsuzsanna Tomori, and Serhiy Smelyk. After her are Brandon Laird, Malika Akkaoui, Yerkebulan Shynaliyev, Ryan Holiday, Nicolás Barrientos, and Tiffany Porter.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Alex Gough ranks 1,659 out of 1,622. Before her are Meaghan Benfeito (1989), Sarah Grey (1996), Sébastien Toutant (1992), Cirkut (1986), Stéphanie Dubois (1986), and Camryn Rogers (1999). After her are Meghan Heffern (1983), Ray Emery (1982), Jessie Reyez (1991), Kelly Sheridan (1977), Drew Doughty (1989), and Braden Holtby (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Alex Gough ranks 195. Before her are Kevin Light (1979), Jeffrey Lay (1969), Ethan Katzberg (2002), Meaghan Benfeito (1989), Sébastien Toutant (1992), and Camryn Rogers (1999). After her are Andrea Proske (1986), Perdita Felicien (1980), Lindsay Jennerich (1982), Brendan Gallagher (1992), Michelle Finn (null), and Susan O'Connor (1977).

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