Esther Bottomley

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Esther Bottomley
Esther Bottomley FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2012 Quebec.jpg
Bottomley in 2012
Personal information
Born (1983-02-08) 8 February 1983 (age 40)
Terang, Victoria, Australia
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in) (2014) [1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb) (2014)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCross-country skiing
Updated on 6 February 2014.

Esther Bottomley (born 8 February 1983) is an Australian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 50th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010.

Bottomley's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 50th twice, both in the sprint event (2003. 2005).

Her best World Cup finish was 18th in a team sprint event at Canada in 2009.

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References

  1. "Esther Bottomley". sochi2014.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 6 February 2014.