Evan Neufeldt (born June 16, 1987) is a

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skeleton racer Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance o ...

. In 2014–15, he finished 22nd in the overall ranking. He competed for the top of the World Cup overall ranking. He then finished 23rd at the 2015 FIBT World Championships.

Career

Neufeldt was involved in many sports from a young age, notably in

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, and was a pinch runner and fielder on fastball teams, a running back in high school football at Rosthern Junior College (2003, 2004), and a striker on competitive

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teams (Tommy Douglas Dream Machine -U of S Men's 2007-2009). While in university, he competed in track and field and pentathlon for U of S from 2008-2010 and came out with two bronze medals from Canada West Championships in Pentathlon and 4 × 200 m relay 2010. In 2009 he was sixth at

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. He began skeleton in 2011 after a shoulder injury, and subsequent repair forced a break in his University education, and varsity sports career.

References

Full career results
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External links

Official website
* 1987 births Living people Canadian male skeleton racers Sportspeople from Saskatoon 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Skeleton-bio-stub