Jayson Terdiman

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Jayson Terdiman
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Terdiman in 2018
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-12-21) December 21, 1988 (age 34) [1]
East Stroudsburg, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Luge
Event(s)Doubles
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Igls Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Sochi Mixed team

Jayson Terdiman (born December 21, 1988) is an American luger. Terdiman competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia [2] where he finished 11th in the doubles luge competition with Christian Niccum. [1] Following Niccum's retirement after the Olympics, Terdiman teamed up with Matthew Mortensen. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jayson Terdiman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014.
  2. "Jayson TERDIMAN | United States". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. "Augusta's Julia Clukey earns spot on USA Luge team". Bangor Daily News . May 20, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.