Duncan Kennedy (born December 20, 1967) is an American

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r who competed from 1979 to 1997. He is best known for being the first American to win a

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event when he won at the Sigulda track in November 1991 in

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. Kennedy's best overall finish in the Luge World Cup was second twice, earning them in 1991–92 and 1993–94. Competing in three

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, Kennedy earned his best finish of tenth in the men's singles event at

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. After retiring from competitive luge due to bleeding around the brain stem, Kennedy became a development coach for USA Luge, a position he still holds as of 2008. He was named a coach of the year for USA Luge in 2002. During the

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and

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Kennedy served as a

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commentator for the

competitions for

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in the

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References

1988 luge men's singles results
- accessed April 1, 2008. * ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080206094152/http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-s.html List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.br>USA Luge.org contact information on all important people, including Kennedy.
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- accessed April 1, 2008. * ttps://vault.si.com/vault/1992/01/27/can-duncan-do-it-us-luger-duncan-kennedy-is-on-track-for-a-medal Can Duncan do it?- accessed January 6, 2022. 1967 births American male lugers American television personalities Living people Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from New York (state) Olympic lugers for the United States 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-luge-bio-stub