Brian Shimer
Brian Shimer (born April 20, 1962 in Naples (Florida) ) is a former bobsleigh driver .
The American took part in the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 and won the bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . In his participation in world championships he won bronze in the four-man bobsleigh in 1993 and 1997 . In 1997 he also won a bronze medal in the two-man bobsleigh together with Robert Olesen . In the 1991/92 season he also had the upper hand in the four-man overall World Cup. In the overall World Cup of the same season, as in 1996/97 , he placed third in the overall two-man bobsleigh. This makes him one of the most successful American bobsledders.
Web links
Commons : Brian Shimer - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Sports career on the official site of the IOC (English)
- Brian Shimer in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics 4-man bobsleigh World Cup 1991/1992 ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Statistics 2-man bobsleigh World Cup ( memento of the original from April 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Shimer, Brian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsledder |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples (Florida) |