David MacEachern

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David MacEachern
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
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Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano Two-man
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Calgary Two-man

David "Eli" MacEachern [1] [2] (born November 4, 1967) was a two-sport athlete from Canada. He was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he and Pierre Lueders won the gold medal in the two-man event (shared with Italy) at Nagano in 1998. He was also a soccer player that competed at the university level as well as national competitions. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

MacEachern also won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1996 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.

In 2004, David MacEachern was inducted into the PEI Sports Hall of Fame.

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References

  1. "Dave "Eli" MacEachern". Canada Games. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011.
  2. "David (Eli) MacEachern". PEI Sports Hall of Fame. October 2, 2004.