Matt Mortensen Explained

Matt Mortensen
Full Name:Matthew Mortensen
Nationality:American
Birth Date:11 December 1985
Birth Place:Huntington Station, New York, U.S.[1]
Height:1.83 m
Weight:85 kg
Sport:Luge
Club:U.S. Army WCAP
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Matthew "Matt" Mortensen (born December 11, 1985) is an American luger who has been competing since 2000. His best Luge World Cup season finish was silver in both the Lake Placid, United States, and Altenberg, Germany, World Cups in 2016–2017. Mortensen and teammate Jayson Terdiman finished the 2016–2017 season ranked 3rd internationally.

Mortensen's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 7th in the doubles event in Cesana, Italy, in 2011 and 2nd in the Team Relay event in the 2017 World Championships in Igls, Austria.

He serves as an electrician in the 1156th Engineering Company of the New York Army National Guard, and is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.[2]

Mortensen finished 14th in the doubles luge with teammate Preston Griffall at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1] After Griffall chose to focus on his education for the 2014–15 season, Mortensen teamed up with Jayson Terdiman.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Matt Mortensen . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203162238/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/matt-mortensen-1.html . December 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Jon R. . Anderson . February 4, 2014 . Meet your military Olympians . militarytimes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209190515/http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140204/OFFDUTY04/302040017/Meet-your-military-Olympians . February 9, 2014 . Sgt. Matt Mortensen.
  3. Web site: Augusta’s Julia Clukey earns spot on USA Luge team . . May 20, 2014 . . November 29, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521161810/http://bangordailynews.com/2014/05/20/sports/augustas-julia-clukey-earns-spot-on-usa-luge-team/ . May 21, 2014 . Matt Mortensen.