Mike Moffat (luger)

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Mike Moffat
Personal information
Born (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982 (age 40)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Luge
ClubCalgary Luge Club

Mike Moffat (born 27 July 1982) is a Canadian luger who has been competing since 1990. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best Olympic finish of 7th in 2010 (Vancouver). Other Olympic results include 9th in 2006 (Turin) and 11th in 2002 (Salt Lake). [1]

Moffat's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was sixth in the men's doubles event at Calgary in 2001.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Moffat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.