Dan Money
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Dan Money is a British
bobsledder who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, he finished 17th in the four-man event while crashing out in the two-man event whilst in 8th place.
Money's best finish at the FIBT World Championships
was fifth in the four-man event at St. Moritz
in 2007
with Lee Johnston
and Allyn Condon
. His best World Cup finish was 12th in the four-man event at Whistler, British Columbia
in 2009 also with Johnston and Condon. His highest two-man finish was 13th in Winterberg
also in the 2009 season.
In the 2010/2011 season his best World Cup finish was 14th in the two-man event in St. Moritz
. The previous week, Money and driver John James Jackson
won the Europa Cup two-man event at St Moritz.
Money is a former Track & Field athlete whose notable achievements include a 100m personal best of 10.16 seconds and World University Games bronze medal. He also won a European Junior Gold medal in the same 4x100m team as Dwain Chambers
and Marlon Devonish
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
bobsledder who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, he finished 17th in the four-man event while crashing out in the two-man event whilst in 8th place.
Money's best finish at the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
was fifth in the four-man event at St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
in 2007
FIBT World Championships 2007
The FIBT World Championships 2007 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twenty-first time, doing so previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 , 1990 , 1997 , 1998 , and 2001...
with Lee Johnston
Lee Johnston
Lee Johnston, born , is an English bobsledder who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002....
and Allyn Condon
Allyn Condon
Allyn Condon is an English former sprinter and current bobsleigher. At the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010 he became the second person to have competed for Great Britain in both the summer and winter Olympic games having already competed in the Sydney Olympics in 2000.-Athletics:Condon has been...
. His best World Cup finish was 12th in the four-man event at Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
in 2009 also with Johnston and Condon. His highest two-man finish was 13th in Winterberg
Winterberg
Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
also in the 2009 season.
In the 2010/2011 season his best World Cup finish was 14th in the two-man event in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
. The previous week, Money and driver John James Jackson
John James Jackson
John Jackson is a British bobsledder and Royal Marines commando.-Career:He took up bobsleighing at the age of 28 and in September 2005 he trialled at the University of Bath and won a place in the Europa Cup Team. Just 4 months later he was selected to compete as a driver in the Europa Cup team...
won the Europa Cup two-man event at St Moritz.
Money is a former Track & Field athlete whose notable achievements include a 100m personal best of 10.16 seconds and World University Games bronze medal. He also won a European Junior Gold medal in the same 4x100m team as Dwain Chambers
Dwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
and Marlon Devonish
Marlon Devonish
Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...
.