Austin Florian (born September 12, 1994) is an American

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racer.

Early life

Florian attended

Southington High School Southington High School (previously Lewis Academy and Lewis High School) is a public high school located at 720 Pleasant Street in Southington, Connecticut. It is the only high school in Southington. History Southington residents Sally Lewis ...

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. He then attended

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where he was an

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Career

Florian represented the United States at the

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and won a gold medal in the mixed team event, along with

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, in a time of 1:54.53.

References

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* * 1994 births Living people American male skeleton racers People from Southington, Connecticut 21st-century American sportsmen {{skeleton-bio-stub