Jeff Jost
Jeff Jost 
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| Full name | Jeffrey William Jost |
| nation |
 United States
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| birthday | January 2, 1948 |
| place of birth | New York , New York |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| Career | |
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| status | resigned |
Jeffrey William "Jeff" Jost (born January 2, 1948 in New York , New York ) is a former American bobsleigh athlete .
Jost began his sporting career as a heavyweight wrestler at the High School in Levittown (New York) . He later switched to bobsleigh and took part in two Winter Olympics. In 1980 in Lake Placid he competed with Dick Nalley , Howard Siler and Joe Tyler in the four-man bobsleigh and finished 13th. At the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo , he improved to fifth place with his teammates Joe Briski , Tom Barnes and Hal Hoye .
After his active career, Jost was active as an assistant coach of the US bobsleigh team and worked as a state trooper in New York.
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| SURNAME | Jost, Jeff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jost, Jeffrey William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsledder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , New York |