Lauren Gibbs
.jpg) Gibbs at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 2, 1984[1] Los Angeles, California[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
| Event | Two-women |
Lauren Gibbs (born March 2, 1984) is an American bobsledder who competes as a brakeman. She was named to the U.S. Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
Career
[edit]Gibbs played volleyball while she was a student at Brown University. She left a job as a sales manager in 2013 to try out for the U.S. bobsled team.[3] Gibbs won a bronze medal at the 2016 bobsled world championships,[2] and with Elana Meyers Taylor won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e USOC Profile of Lauren Gibbs
- ^ a b Price, Karen (January 13, 2018). "Elana Meyers Taylor, Jamie Greubel Poser Lead Decorated U.S. Olympic Women's Bobsled Team". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018..
- ^ Axon, Rachel (November 18, 2017). "Lauren Gibbs turns strength into run at Olympics in bobsled". USA Today. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Lauren Gibbs at World Athletics
- Lauren Gibbs at IBSF
- Lauren Gibbs at Olympics.com
- Lauren Gibbs at Olympedia
- Lauren Gibbs at Team USA (archived)
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- Brown University alumni
- Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in bobsleigh
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- Sportspeople from Los Angeles
- 21st-century American sportswomen
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