- Tony Benshoof
Tony Benshoof (born
July 7 ,1975 inSaint Paul, Minnesota ) is an American luger fromWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1994. He won three medals in the mixed team event at theFIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (2004, 2005) and one bronze (2001).Competing in two
Winter Olympics , Benshoof finished fourth in the men's singles event at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin .On
October 16 ,2001 , Benshoof became the Guinness World Record holder for fastest speed on a luge sled at 86.6 mph (139.4 kph) at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track inPark City, Utah used for the2002 Winter Olympics .His best Luge World Cup overall finish was third in in men's singles in 2005-6.
References
* [http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100073 FIL-Luge profile]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.]
* [http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-s.html List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.]
* [http://www.tonybenshoof.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.usaluge.org/team/bios/benshoof.php USA luge team profile]
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_877.htm US Olympic team website]
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