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| Born | 7 March 1972 Rossendale, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristan Bromley (born 7 March 1972) is a retired British skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. This was Great Britain's first gold medal at the FIBT World Championships since 1965.
Competing in four Winter Olympics,[2] Bromley's best finish was fifth in the men's skeleton event at Turin in 2006.
He has twice won the men's overall Skeleton World Cup title (2003-4, 2007-08).[3]
In 2008 he became the first man in history to win the World Championship, European Championship and World Cup in the same season.
In September 2015 Bromley announced his retirement from the sport.[2]
- ^ a b "Kristan Bromley". ibsf.org. ISBF. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b Hope, Nick (15 September 2015). "Kristan Bromley: Former skeleton world champion retires". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Briton Bromley wins world crown BBC News 8 February 2008