Justin Bradley Olsen (born April 16, 1987) is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He won two medals at the

2009 FIBT World Championships The FIBT World Championships 2009, officially known as the Bauhaus FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, February 20 to March 1, 2009, at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York, for the ninth time, doing so prev ...

in Lake Placid, New York, with a gold in the four-man and a bronze in the mixed team events. Olsen's best event

bobsleigh World Cup The Bobsleigh World Cup is an annual bobsleigh competitions. It has taken place since the 1984 Winter Olympics. Below is a lists of season champions. Each table shows the country and driver only. Combined men's Debuted: 1985. Medal table Two- ...

finish was second on three occasions in 2008–09. Olsen won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the four-man bobsled with driver

Steve Holcomb Steven Paul Holcomb (April 14, 1980 – May 6, 2017) was an American bobsledder who competed from 1998 until his death in 2017. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the four-man bobsled event for the United States, its first gol ...

. He is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and a graduate of Sandra Day O'Connor High School. Following a groin injury in June 2013 which left Olsen out of training for two months, he was later replaced on his original four-man bobsled team for the 2013–2014 season.Berg, Aimee. (February 22, 2014
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''Al Jazeera America''. Retrieved on 2018-02-11. His new team, composed of him, Nick Cunningham, Johnny Quinn, and

Dallas Robinson Dallas Robinson (born March 30, 1982) is an American soldier and bobsledder. Robinson graduated from Oldham County High School in Buckner Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University and Campbellsville University. He is known as a sprinter but was ...

, finished twelfth at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Military

Justin is a soldier in the

New York Army National Guard The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the United States Army's available combat forces and approximat ...

and a member of the

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) is a military unit whose primary mission is to support nationally and internationally ranked soldiers in participating on the U.S. Olympic team. The program is headquartered at Fort Carson, Colora ...

. He served at the Joint-Force Headquarters in New York.

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* * 1987 births Living people American male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics New York National Guard personnel Olympic gold medalists for the United States in bobsleigh Sportspeople from San Antonio United States Army non-commissioned officers U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub