Elana Meyers is an American

United States

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 bobsledder who has competed since 2007. A native of Fairburn, Georgia

Fairburn, Georgia

Fairburn is a city in Fulton County, Georgia. The population was 12,950 at the 2010 census.- History :Fairburn is located along a railroad line and was once the county seat for Campbell County, Georgia, starting in 1870...

 who now lives in Douglasville

Douglasville, Georgia

The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...

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Meyers won the silver in the bobsleigh two-woman event with Shauna Rohbock

Shauna Rohbock

Shauna L. Rohbock is a Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, an Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, and former professional soccer player....

 at the 2009 FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships 2009

The FIBT World Championships 2009, officially known as the Bauhaus FIBT Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, 20 February to 1 March 2009 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Lake Placid, New York for the ninth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1997 , and...

 in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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She was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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 on 16 January 2010.

On February 24, 2010 Meyers along with Erin Pac

Erin Pac

Erin Pac is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2002. She won two medals in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2008....

won the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Their first run has a time of 53.28. Their second run has a time of 53.05. Their third run has a time of 53.29. Their fourth run has a time of 53.78 for a total of 3:33.40 a difference of +1.12 from first place.

Appearances

During their Springsational concert, Elana Meyers was the special guest of the Christian Community Orchestra on the night of Tuesday, the 4th of May, 2010. Elana came to the front of the sanctuary of Central Baptist Church, the choir room of which is the CCO's weekly rehearsal room (located at 5811 Central Church Rd. in Douglasville, GA), was recognized by the CCO's director, Jan Booth, and gave a brief summary of her 2010 Olympic experience. This was followed by the CCO's playing The Olympics: A Centennial Celebration as Elana stood proudly in front of the orchestra.