- Helen Upperton
Helen Upperton (born
October 31 ,1979 ) is aKuwait i-born, Canadianbobsled der who has competed since 2000. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin .Upperton also competed in the
FIBT World Championships , earning her best finish of fourth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in 2008. Her best overall Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event in the 2005-06 season.A former
triple jump er at theUniversity of Texas at Austin , Upperton moved tobobsleigh in 2002. In the 2005-06 season she won four medals on the World cup including a gold at an event in St. Moritz,Switzerland .Career highlights
;World Championships::2005 -
Calgary , 12th with Jill Salus:2007 -St. Moritz , 6th withJennifer Ciochetti ;World Cup::2005 -Calgary , brca 3rd withHeather Moyse :2005 -Igls , sica 2nd withHeather Moyse :2006 -Königssee , sica 2nd withHeather Moyse :2006 -St. Moritz , goca 1st withHeather Moyse :2006 -Park City , brca 3rd withJennifer Ciochetti :2006 - Lake Placid, sica 2nd withJamie Cruickshank :2007 -Cortina d'Ampezzo , brca 3rd withJennifer Ciochetti :2007 -Calgary , goca 1st withJennifer Ciochetti :2007 - Lake Placid, sica 2nd withJennifer Ciochetti :2008 -Cortina d'Ampezzo , sica 2nd withHeather Moyse :2008 -Cesana , goca 1st withJennifer Ciochetti References
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/2006w/Bobsleigh_Women_Doubles.html 2006 bobsleigh two-woman results]
* [http://www.olympic.ca/EN/hopefuls/h_upperton.html Canadian Olympic Committee profile]
* [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100099&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/wwc-2.html List of two-woman bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1995]
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