John Napier (bobsleigh)
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John Napier is an American bobsled driver
and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He won the two-man event at the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships with Cory Butner. At the 2009 FIBT World Championships, he placed 17th in the two-man event with T.J. Burns and 11th in the four-man event with Jesse Beckom, Jamie Moriarty
, and Nick Cunningham
.
At the 2009–10 Bobsleigh World Cup
event in Lake Placid, New York
, he won the two-man event with Charles Berkeley and the silver medal in the four-man event with Jamie Moriarty
, Steven Langton
, and Christopher Fogt
Napier began competing in 1994 and became a member of the U.S. national team in 2002. His parents were both bobsledders; his father, William Napier
, was a former president of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Napier enlisted in the Vermont Army National Guard in June 2007 and joined the World Class Athlete Program in May, 2008.
It was announced on 17 January 2010 that he made the US team in the two-man and four-man events for the 2010 Winter Olympics
. He finished tenth in the two-man event while crashing out in the four-man event.
Shortly after competing in the Olympics John Napier spent 6 months in the Paktika Province
of Afghanistan
fighting with the US Army 3-172 Infantry battalion in 2010.
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....
and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He won the two-man event at the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships with Cory Butner. At the 2009 FIBT World Championships, he placed 17th in the two-man event with T.J. Burns and 11th in the four-man event with Jesse Beckom, Jamie Moriarty
Jamie Moriarty
Jamie Moriarty is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was second in a four-man event at Lake Placid, New York on 22 November 2009....
, and Nick Cunningham
Nick Cunningham
Nick Cunningham is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2008.a St. MoritzCunningham also finished 11th in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York....
.
At the 2009–10 Bobsleigh World Cup
2009–10 Bobsleigh World Cup
The 2009–10 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 12 November 2009 in Park City, Utah, United States and ended on 24 January 2010 in Igls, Austria . The World Cup was organised by the FIBT who also run world cups and championships in...
event in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake 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....
, he won the two-man event with Charles Berkeley and the silver medal in the four-man event with Jamie Moriarty
Jamie Moriarty
Jamie Moriarty is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was second in a four-man event at Lake Placid, New York on 22 November 2009....
, Steven Langton
Steven Langton
Steven Langton is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup result was first in the four-man event at Whistler and Lake Placid on November - December 2010....
, and Christopher Fogt
Christopher Fogt
Christopher Fogt is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was second in a four-man event at Lake Placid, New York on 22 November 2009....
Napier began competing in 1994 and became a member of the U.S. national team in 2002. His parents were both bobsledders; his father, William Napier
William Napier
William Napier VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
, was a former president of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Napier enlisted in the Vermont Army National Guard in June 2007 and joined the World Class Athlete Program in May, 2008.
It was announced on 17 January 2010 that he made the US team in the two-man and four-man events for 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...
. He finished tenth in the two-man event while crashing out in the four-man event.
Shortly after competing in the Olympics John Napier spent 6 months in the Paktika Province
Paktika Province
Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.-Political and military situation:...
of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
fighting with the US Army 3-172 Infantry battalion in 2010.