Justin Olsen facts for kids
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Sgt Olsen in 2017
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| Born | April 16, 1987 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
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| Height | 188 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Justin Bradley Olsen (born April 16, 1987) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He won two medals at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, with a gold in the four-man and a bronze in the mixed team events. Olsen's best event bobsleigh World Cup finish was second on three occasions in 2008–09. Olsen won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the four-man bobsled with driver Steve Holcomb.
He is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and a graduate of Sandra Day O'Connor High School.
Following a groin injury in June 2013 which left Olsen out of training for two months, he was later replaced on his original four-man bobsled team for the 2013–2014 season. His new team, composed of him, Nick Cunningham, Johnny Quinn, and Dallas Robinson, finished twelfth at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Military
Justin is a soldier in the New York Army National Guard and a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He served at the Joint-Force Headquarters in New York.
See also
In Spanish: Justin Olsen para niños
