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Sport | Bobsleigh |
Jan Vrba (born 28 January 1982 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a Czech bobsledder who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was 5th [1] at Altenberg in the four-man event (2005: St. Moritz, 2009: Altenberg).
Vrba was selected to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the four-man event where he finished 16th. He later competed at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. [2]
Helen Lesley Upperton is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2002. Upperton was born in Ahmadi, Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad. She holds dual citizenship of both Great Britain and Canada. Upperton won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics after previously finishing fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2020 Upperton won a Canadian Screen Award for “Best Sports Analyst” for her coverage of the Bobsleigh World Championship event with Mark Lee. She went to high school at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School and graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a BSc.
Ivo Rüegg is a Swiss bobsledder who competed between 1996 and 2010. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds, two silvers Two-man: 2007, Mixed team: 2009), and a bronze.
Lyndon Rush is a Canadian retired bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Rush took up bobsleigh after spending five years playing Canadian football for the University of Saskatchewan. He initially trained as a brakeman before switching to driving due to a hamstring injury.
Alex Mann is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2007. He won two medals at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany with a gold in the mixed team event and a bronze in the four-man event.
Danilo Santarsiero is an Italian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was third in the two-man event at Lake Placid in December 2006.
Johannes Wipplinger is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third in the two-man event at Park City in December 2007.
Shelly-ann Camille brown is a former Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario. Brown was recruited to the University of Nebraska on a track and field scholarship, and graduated with a degree in biology and a master's in educational psychology.
Denis Moiseychenkov is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was third in a four-man event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2009.
Andrey Yurkov is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was third in a four-man event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2009.
Alexey Kireev is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was third in a four-man event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2009.
Jan Kobián is a Czech bobsledder who has competed since 1992. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the two-man event at Nagano in 1998.
Jan Stokláska is a Czech former track and field sprinter and bobsledder. As a sprinter he won two national titles in 2005, over 100 metres and 60 metres. He began competing in bobsleigh from 2007 onwards. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 12th in the four-man event and 13th in the two-man event.
Dominik Suchý is a former Czech bobsledder. He represented his country at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics.
Ondřej Kozlovský is a Czech bobsledder who has competed since 2007. He finished 16th in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kozlovský's best World Cup finish was 19th in the four-man event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2009.
Christopher Spring is an Australian-Canadian 4 x Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he competed for Australia in the two-man event. He switched allegiance to Canada later in 2010 and has since competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics for Canada.
Manuel Machata is a German former bobsledder who competed from 2005 to 2015.
Edgars Eriņš is a Latvian decathlete and bobsledder.
Arvis Vilkaste is a Latvian bobsledder, brakeman who has competed since 2010.
Thorsten Margis is a German bobsledder.
Nicole Rocha Silveira is a Brazilian skeleton racer and former bobsledder who competes on the Skeleton World Cup.