Gordon Sheer

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Gordon Sheer
Medal record
Luge
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nagano Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Lillehammer Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Altenberg Men's doubles

Gordon "Gordy" Sheer (born June 9, 1971), is an American luger who competed from 1989 to the late 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Nagano in 1998. [1]

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Sheer also won two silver medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning them in 1995 and 1996. He won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title in 1996–7.

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Sheer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.