Helen Upperton
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Helen Lesley Upperton is a Canadian
bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Upperton was born in Ahmadi, Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad. She holds dual citizenship of both Great Britain
and Canada
. Upperton won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics
after previously finishing fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin
. She went to high school at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
Upperton also competed in the FIBT World Championships
, earning her best finish of fourth in the two-woman event at Altenberg
in 2008
. Her best overall Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event in the 2005-06 season.
A former triple jump
er at the University of Texas at Austin
, Upperton moved to bobsleigh
in 2002. In the 2005-06 season she won four medals on the World cup including a gold at an event in St. Moritz, Switzerland
.
She won a silver medal in the Two-woman
competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics
with Shelley-Ann Brown
. 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.
World Cup:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Upperton was born in Ahmadi, Kuwait as her parents involvement in the oil industry meant they traveled abroad. She holds dual citizenship of both Great Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Upperton won the silver medal 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...
after previously finishing fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
. She went to high school at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
Upperton also competed in 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...
, earning her best finish of fourth in the two-woman event at Altenberg
Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....
in 2008
FIBT World Championships 2008
The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Germany for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 , 1994 , 1999 , and 2000 . It is the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship...
. Her best overall Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event in the 2005-06 season.
A former triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
er at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, Upperton moved to bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
in 2002. In the 2005-06 season she won four medals on the World cup including a gold at an event in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
She won a silver medal in the Two-woman
Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-woman
The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February. The German team of Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze were the defending Olympic champions in this event...
competition 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...
with Shelley-Ann Brown
Shelley-Ann Brown
Shelley-Ann Brown is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario...
. The gold medal was won by fellow Canadians Kaillie Humphries
Kaillie Humphries
Kaillie Humphries is a Canadian bobsledder. Humphries has competed since 2004 and currently slides with Heather Moyse as her brakeman...
and Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:...
. It marked the first time of the 2010 Olympics that Canadians had won two medals in one event.
Career highlights
World Championships:- 2005 - CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, 12th with Jill Salus - 2007 - St. MoritzSt. MoritzSt. 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...
, 6th with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2008 - AltenbergAltenbergAltenberg is a German language place name and may refer to:Places in Germany:*Altenberg, Germany, a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany...
, 4th with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2009 - Lake PlacidLake PlacidLake Placid may refer to:*Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics**Lake Placid , a lake near the New York village*Lake Placid, Florida, a town in Florida...
, 4th with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2011 - KonigsseeKönigsseeThe Königssee is a lake located in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the border with Austria...
, 5th with Shelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann Brown is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario...
World Cup:
- 2005 - CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, 3rd with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:... - 2005 - Igls, 2nd with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:...
- 2006 - KönigsseeKönigsseeThe Königssee is a lake located in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the border with Austria...
, nbn 2nd with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:... - 2006 - St. MoritzSt. MoritzSt. 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...
, 1st with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:... - 2006 - Park CityPark City, UtahPark City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
, 3rd with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2006 - Lake PlacidLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, 2nd with Jamie CruickshankJamie CruickshankJamie Cruickshank is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Her best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was second in the two-woman event at Lake Placid in December 2006.... - 2007 - Cortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
, 3rd with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2007 - CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, 1st with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2007 - Lake PlacidLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, 2nd with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2008 - Cortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
, 2nd with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:... - 2008 - Cesana, 1st with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:...
- 2008 - St. MoritzSt. MoritzSt. 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...
, 3rd with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:... - 2008 - WinterbergWinterbergWinterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
, 1st with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2008 - Igls, 1st with Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:...
- 2009 - AltenbergAltenbergAltenberg is a German language place name and may refer to:Places in Germany:*Altenberg, Germany, a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany...
, 2nd with Jennifer CiochettiJennifer CiochettiJennifer Ciochetti is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006.-Career highlights:World Championships:... - 2010 - CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, 3rd with Shelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann Brown is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario... - 2010 - Lake PlacidLake PlacidLake Placid may refer to:*Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics**Lake Placid , a lake near the New York village*Lake Placid, Florida, a town in Florida...
, 3rd with Shelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann Brown is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario... - 2011 - Cesana, 1st with Shelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann BrownShelley-Ann Brown is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Jamaican immigrant parents, and also raised in nearby Pickering, Ontario...