Sean Nicholas Olsson ( Eng. Sean Nicholas Olsson , March 2, 1967 , Beverly , England ) - British bobsledder , pilot, who played for the British national team in the 1990s. Bronze medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano .
 Shaun Olsson | |
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| Citizenship |  Great Britain |
| Date of Birth | March 2, 1967 (52 years) |
| Place of Birth | Beverly , England |
| Growth | 180 cm |
| Weight | 100 kg |
| Career | |
| Position | pilot |
| Club | British Bobsleigh Association |
| Status | completed career |
| Last updated: January 4, 2012 | |
Biography
Shaun Olsson was born on March 2, 1967 in Beverly , England . He began performing at the professional level in the bobsleigh while serving in the parachute troops of the British Army and from the very beginning began to show good results. Thanks to a series of successful performances, he was invited to the national team as a pilot to defend the honor of the country at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer , but could not reach the prize positions there, taking tenth place in twos and eighth in fours.
In the national team, he remained in the shadow of Mark Taut's pilot for a long time, however, after being disqualified, he came out on top because of the use of prohibited steroids. In 1998, their team went to the Olympic Games in Nagano, where in the program of four-seater crews they managed to get to third place and thereby win the bronze medals, which had to be shared with the French team, which showed the exact same time. Since 1964, this is the first UK medal in the bobsleigh, won at the Olympics. Double Bob Olsson finished less well, being after four races already in the fifteenth place.
The best result at the world championships, Sean Olsson showed in 1997, when he came fourth. The best season in the World Cup for him was the 1997/98 season, when he got the podium in two stages of the competition. Olsson played in bobsleigh up to the beginning of the 2000s, but less successfully, without achieving any significant achievements. After the end of the career of a professional athlete continued to work in the team as a coach.
Links
- List of world championship winners on the official FIBT website (eng.)
- Sean Olsson (Eng.) - The results of Olympic performances at sports-reference.com