 Jon Montgomery sings the Canadian national anthem at his 2010 Olympic medal ceremony. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Jonathan Riley Montgomery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 6, 1979 Russell, Manitoba, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74.7 kg (165 lb; 11.76 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery (born May 6, 1979, in Russell, Manitoba) is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] Despite hosting The Amazing Race Canada since 2013, he is best known in Canada for his spontaneous celebration after winning the gold medal in 2010, when he was caught on camera being handed a pitcher of beer by a fan while a crowd surrounding him cheered and sang O Canada. Writing for CBC in 2020, Montgomery stated "If the beer is all I’m ever remembered for, I consider myself the luckiest fella on Earth."[3]
- ^ Bennett, Dean (2010-02-03). "Jon Montgomery seeks gold in Olympic skeleton". The Canadian Press/MSN Sports. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Canada's Winter Games Medals". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "A pitcher is worth a thousand words - CBC Sports".