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Justin Olsen competing
Bobsled

Justin

Olsen

Olympian 2010, 2014, 2018

Justin Olsen
  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Justin Olsen competing

Height

6'2"

Age

38

Hometown

San Antonio, TX

Education

DeVry University '18

Quick Facts
  • Made the world cup team in his first season bobsledding (2007)
  • Was a sergeant in the New York National Guard and member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program
  • Has three siblings: Brittany, John and James
  • Inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025
Biographical Information

Justin Olsen is a three-time Olympian (2010, 2014, 2018) and a gold medalist in four-man bobsled at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010. He made the U.S. world cup team in his first season in the sport in 2007 and served as a sergeant in the New York National Guard and a member of the U.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Olsen grew up with a passion for football—cheering for the Green Bay Packers—and overcame a lifelong fear of roller coasters to thrive in the high-speed world of Bobsled. Off the ice, he enjoys gaming and spending time with his siblings Brittany, John and James.

Team Night Train, the 2010 U.S. four-man bobsled team, made history at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 by winning gold and ending a 62-year drought in the event, Team USA’s first Olympic title since 1948. The team earned its medal at the Whistler Sliding Centre, known for its challenging course and infamous Turn 13, where six sleds crashed during the first two runs. Before Vancouver, the team won gold at the 2009 world championships in Lake Placid, marking the first U.S. victory in that event in 50 years and setting the stage for their Olympic triumph. They were later featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, marking only the second time bobsledding appeared on the magazine’s cover. The four were named Team USA’s Team of the Year in both 2009 and 2010, the first to earn the honor in back-to-back years, a feat not repeated until the U.S. women’s hockey team in 2017 and 2018. Throughout their journey, the team supported pilot Steven Holcomb as he battled and overcame a degenerative eye disease first diagnosed in 2002. The procedure he would go through, C3-R, would eventually be renamed to Holcomb C3-R, marking the first time a medical procedure was named after an Olympic athlete. 

Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
    • Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018, 14th (2-Man Competition - Men), 20th (4-Man Competition - Open)
    • Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 10th (4-Man Competition - Men)
    • Olympic Games Vancouver 2010, gold (4-Man Competition - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 10th (Team Competition - Mixed), 11th (2-Man Competition - Men, 4-Man Competition - Open)
  • Years of participation: 2-Man Competition - Men 2017; 4-Man Competition - Open 2015, 2017; Team Competition - Mixed 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017; 4-Man Competition - Men 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Medals: 6 (3 gold, 3 bronze)
    • Gold – 2012 (4-Man Competition - Men, Team Competition - Mixed); 2009 (4-Man Competition - Men)
    • Bronze – 2013 (4-Man Competition - Men); 2011 (4-Man Competition - Men); 2009 (Team Competition - Mixed)

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