Shelly-Ann Camille Brown CM (born March 15, 1980) is a former Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario. Brown was recruited to the University of Nebraska on a track and field scholarship, and graduated with a degree in biology and a master's in educational psychology.[2]
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| Birth name | Shelley-Ann Camille Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 15, 1980[1] Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Nebraska (BS, MS) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Pilot | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 2-woman | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tuffield Latour | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third in the two-man is event at Lake Placid in December 2007. Brown's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was fifth in the two-woman event at Altenberg in 2008.
She won a silver medal in the Two-woman competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics with Helen Upperton.[3] The gold medal was won by fellow Canadians Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse. It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event.[4]
Brown and Upperton announced their retirements from the sport in September 2012.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shelley-Ann Brown". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Kennedy, Brendan (February 26, 2010). "Scarborough school shares in silver spotlight". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shelley-Ann Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ Rutherford, Kristina (February 24, 2010). "Canada finishes 1-2 in women's bobsleigh". CTV Olympics. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Canadian women's bobsled duo Upperton and Brown announce retirement". The Globe and Mail. September 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
