Lauren Gibbs Explained

Lauren Gibbs
Nationality:American
Birth Date:2 March 1984[1]
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Residence:Denver, Colorado
Height:5 ft 10 in
Weight:170 lb
Sport:Bobsleigh
Country:United States
Event:Two-women

Lauren Gibbs (born March 2, 1984) is an American bobsledder who competes as a brakeman. She was named to the U.S. Olympic team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

Career

Gibbs played volleyball while she was a student at Brown University. She left a job as a sales manager in 2013 to try out for the U.S. bobsled team.[3] Gibbs won a bronze medal at the 2016 bobsled world championships, and with Elana Meyers Taylor won a silver medal in the two-woman event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141120202145/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Lauren-Gibbs USOC Profile of Lauren Gibbs
  2. Web site: Elana Meyers Taylor, Jamie Greubel Poser Lead Decorated U.S. Olympic Women's Bobsled Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114045709/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/January/13/Elana-Meyers-Taylor-Jamie-Greubel-Poser-Lead-Decorated-US-Olympic-Womens-Bobsled-Team . dead . January 14, 2018 . Price . Karen . January 13, 2018 . TeamUSA.org . United States Olympic Committee . January 13, 2018. .
  3. Web site: Lauren Gibbs turns strength into run at Olympics in bobsled . Axon . Rachel . November 18, 2017 . . January 13, 2018.
  4. Web site: Final results . February 22, 2018 . February 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221164449/http://ibsf.sportresult.com/ResultListBackUp/192803.pdf . dead .

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