{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mike Evelyn
| name = Mike Evelyn
| image = 2021-02-14_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_5850_by_Stepro.jpg
| image = 2021-02-14_IBSF_World_Championships_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Altenberg_1DX_5850_by_Stepro.jpg
| full_name = Mike Evelyn O’Higgins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|4|13}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|4|13}}
| birth_place = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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}}
}}
”’Mike Evelyn”’ (born 13 April 1993) is a Canadian [[Bobsleigh|bobsledder]] who competes in the two-man and four-man events as a brakeman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/10972/Evelyn|title=Mike Evelyn|work=[[International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation]] (IBSF)|accessdate=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=”olympic”>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/mike-evelyn/|title=Mike Evelyn|website=olympic.ca|accessdate=29 January 2022}}</ref>
”’Mike Evelyn”’ (born 13 April 1993) is a Canadian [[Bobsleigh|bobsledder]] who competes in the two-man and four-man events as a brakeman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/10972/Evelyn|title=Mike Evelyn|work=[[International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation]] (IBSF)|accessdate=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=”olympic”>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/mike-evelyn/|title=Mike Evelyn|website=olympic.ca|accessdate=29 January 2022}}</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
Evelyn is a former [[ice hockey]] player who switched to bobsleigh during the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2020/12/05/high-achievers-ottawas-mike-evelyn-trades-his-hockey-blades-for-longer-blades-on-the-canadian-bobsleigh-team/|title=HIGH ACHIEVERS: Ottawa’s Mike Evelyn trades his hockey blades for longer blades on the Canadian bobsleigh team|date=5 December 2020|website=www.ottawasportspages.ca/|publisher=Ottawa Sport Pages|access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>
Evelyn is a former [[ice hockey]] player who switched to bobsleigh during the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2020/12/05/high-achievers-ottawas-mike-evelyn-trades-his-hockey-blades-for-longer-blades-on-the-canadian-bobsleigh-team/|title=HIGH ACHIEVERS: Ottawa’s Mike Evelyn trades his hockey blades for longer blades on the Canadian bobsleigh team|date=5 December 2020|website=www.ottawasportspages.ca/|publisher=Ottawa Sport Pages|access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>
In January 2022, Evelyn was named to [[Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Canada’s 2022 Olympic team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/news/?id=576|title=21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing|date=20 January 2022|website=www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c|publisher=[[Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/20/18-bobsleigh-and-3-skeleton-athletes-to-be-on-team-canada-at-beijing-2022/|title=18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=20 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Zack|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/canadian-boblsleigh-team-beijing-olympics-1.6320886|title=Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games|date=20 January 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref>
In January 2022, Evelyn was named to [[Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Canada’s 2022 Olympic team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/news/?id=576|title=21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing|date=20 January 2022|website=www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c|publisher=[[Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/20/18-bobsleigh-and-3-skeleton-athletes-to-be-on-team-canada-at-beijing-2022/|title=18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=20 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smart|first=Zack|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/canadian-boblsleigh-team-beijing-olympics-1.6320886|title=Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games|date=20 January 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref>
Alongside his success in bobsled, Evelyn received a degree in electrical engineering from Dalhousie University in 2019 and works as a systems engineer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Evelyn – Systems Engineer – Linkedin |url=https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mike-evelyn-a80706180 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=Linkedin}}</ref>
Alongside his success in bobsled, Evelyn received a degree in electrical engineering from Dalhousie University in 2019 and works as a systems engineer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Evelyn – Systems Engineer – Linkedin |url=https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mike-evelyn-a80706180 |access-date=17 2022 |website=Linkedin}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IBSF|name=Mike Evelyn O’Higgins}}
* [https://www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca/en/team/bobsleigh/?id=75 Mike Evelyn O’Higgins] at [[Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton]]
* {{Team Canada|mike-evelyn|Mike Evelyn O’Higgins}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Mike Evelyn O’Higgins}}
* {{Olympics.com|mike-evelyn|Mike Evelyn}}
* [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/52904 Mike Evelyn] at [[Milano Cortina 2026]]
* {{Instagram|mike.eve.ohiggs|Mike Evelyn O’Higgins}}
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Canadian bobsledder
 Mike Evelyn at 2021 IBSF World Championships |
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| Full name | Mike Evelyn O’Higgins |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
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Event(s) |
Two-man, Four-man |
Mike Evelyn (born 13 April 1993) is a Canadian bobsledder who competes in the two-man and four-man events as a brakeman.[1][2]
Evelyn is a former ice hockey player who switched to bobsleigh during the 2019–20 season.[3]
In January 2022, Evelyn was named to Canada’s 2022 Olympic team.[4][5][6]
Alongside his success in bobsled, Evelyn received a degree in electrical engineering from Dalhousie University in 2019 and works as a systems engineer.[7]
