Bromley, Kristan
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| Birthname | Kristan Lee Bromley | ||||
| born on | 7 March 1972 at 15:30 (= 3:30 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Rossendale, England, 53n41, 2w15 | ||||
| Timezone | GMT h0e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   17°10'   09°57 Asc. 22°58'
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Biography
British skeleton racer who competed from 1996 until his retirement from the sport in 2015. He won the gold medal in the men's event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. This was Great Britain's first gold medal at the FIBT World Championships since 1965.
Competing in four Winter Olympics, Bromley's best finish was fifth in the men's skeleton event at Turin in 2006. He has twice won the men's overall Skeleton World Cup title (2003-4, 2007-08).
In 2008 he became the first man in history to win the World Championship, European Championship and World Cup in the same season.
Events
- Work : Retired 2015
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes him on Twitter: "starts at 1530 tomorrow. My time of birth" [1], "yes born and bred in Rossendale" [2], "Best birthday pressie in the world this morning" (posted 7 Mar 2011) [3]. Other details from England and Wales Birth Registration Index.
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Other Sports (Skeleton racer)
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (World champion skeleton racer)
